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Verb
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The workers shovel back the snow and remove the ice from near the gutter.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
4 Feb. 2026 -
Twelve thousand miles of sidewalk were shovelled.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Back in late 2025, Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie (LDA) of Saxony-Anhalt set forth to excavate a stretch of land east of Reinstedt to ensure that the construction of a wind farm wouldn’t rip up irreplaceable traces of the past.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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Researchers from multiple state departments and institutions joined forces over the summer to excavate Stewart Ranch, a remote historic site in eastern Oregon's Grant County.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Hollow (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollow%20%28out%29. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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