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as in repository
an abundant source
a baseball fanatic who is a mine of fascinating trivia about the game
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Recent Examples of mine
Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Most Himalayan salt is harvested from a mine in Pakistan, and though salt water is much the same around the world, sea salt may contain some minerals present in its original water source.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
In the early 2000s, a vein of innovation was being mined by artists twisting folk traditions into new shapes (Sufjan Stevens’s whimsical orchestration, Animal Collective’s ghostly harmonizing, Joanna Newsom’s harp epics).
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Even today, thousands of its physical records are stored in former limestone mines in Missouri and Pennsylvania.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Most Himalayan salt is harvested from a mine in Pakistan, and though salt water is much the same around the world, sea salt may contain some minerals present in its original water source.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
Because of their strategic importance, the bridges were mined – so that the Russian military had the option of blowing them up in case of a sudden Ukrainian advance.
—Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
In the early 2000s, a vein of innovation was being mined by artists twisting folk traditions into new shapes (Sufjan Stevens’s whimsical orchestration, Animal Collective’s ghostly harmonizing, Joanna Newsom’s harp epics).
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mine
Noun
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The newest systems transcend the limitations of simple FAQ repositories.—
Karpagam Narayanan,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Farther east, the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang became a repository of documents, art, and sacred texts.—
Maria Papadouris,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The war in Ukraine has consumed so much TNT that there is a global shortage of the explosive.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Sep. 2025
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The following items are prohibited: Weapons including but not limited to: knives, explosives, stun guns, handcuffs, brass knuckles, sticks, clubs, batons, martial arts instruments, pepper spray, tear gas, etc.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Mastantuono, 18, has the characteristics to contribute from a deeper position, but his signing was intended for more attacking areas, as is being seen.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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An elderly Arkansas man is in the hospital after a black bear attacked him in Franklin County on Wednesday.—
Kris Millgate,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fast-forward to 2026, where RMN has gone beyond a source of driving revenue three years ago, to evolving into a retail media ecosystem that’s become a brand-building, partnership-attracting, and analytics gold mine.—
Shelley E. Kohan,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The next gold mine won’t be found in algorithms or automation alone, but in the uniquely human qualities that cannot be coded.—
Paul Hudson,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The challenge grows in degraded or denied GPS environments, where many existing bombs lose precision.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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Can some of the other Idaho coffee drive-thrus step up their bizarro sugar-bomb drink games?—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Diving into this treasure trove of unseen performances, working with the editor Jonathan Redmond, Luhrmann has fashioned a streamlined and exquisitely paced concert film.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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The new multidisciplinary platform is a treasure trove of information and includes a comprehensive, accredited training program, the Perimenopause Certificate.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These may show up in Ukraine before long, perhaps walking ahead of patrols to find booby traps and clear routes through minefields, or taking bullets to expose enemy firing position.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Some enterprising Viet Cong had defused this and turned into a booby trap detonatable by wires from brush a few hundred feet away.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
27 July 2025
Verb
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For nearly six decades, the public believed Buford and his wife were ambushed while responding to a disturbance.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The president has constantly mocked Powell on social media, and accused him of mismanaging renovations of the Fed’s headquarters, even ambushing the Fed chief with a new cost estimate for a facility renovation in front of rolling television cameras.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mine. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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