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Verb
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Full removal or excavating the root system as well as the stump is an extensive project that usually requires heavy equipment, soil replacement, and regrading the area.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2026 -
The process of excavating and looking back and sifting through the wreckage of everything that happened in order to write this album has been my healing.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Like broth, milk also counts as a food, which can help provide energy for workouts or everyday activities like shoveling snow.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
30 Jan. 2026
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Hypothermia from exposure to the cold, car accidents, snowplow accidents, sledding accidents and sudden cardiac emergencies linked to shoveling snow were among the causes of death reported so far.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Hollowing (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollowing%20%28out%29. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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