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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
Chris Willman, Variety, 23 June 2025
Bottom sea mines are placed on the seabed and designed to detonate when a ship passes nearby.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 2 June 2025
Perhaps best of all, for anyone who has spent time and sweat mining their own story, there’s the act of getting to go deep into a story without upside-downing your own soul in the process.
—Anna Mitchael
may 30, Literary Hub, 30 May 2025
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Noun
Many of these musicians would never have been known without music documentaries like mine and museums.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 June 2025
Bottom sea mines are placed on the seabed and designed to detonate when a ship passes nearby.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Verb
In 1989, Sconce pled guilty to mishandling human remains and mining the corpses’ teeth for gold fillings at Lamb Funeral Home.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 2 June 2025
Perhaps best of all, for anyone who has spent time and sweat mining their own story, there’s the act of getting to go deep into a story without upside-downing your own soul in the process.
—Anna Mitchael
may 30, Literary Hub, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mine
Noun
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Yucca Mountain in Nevada was later selected to house this repository.—
June 18,
CBS News,
18 June 2025
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In 2023, Toyota Motor Europe revealed a data exposure stemming from cloud credentials stored in a publicly accessible GitHub repository.—
Matthew Sweeney,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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He was also indicted for having explosives, which was included in the hate crime counts.—
Colleen Slevin,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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However, less known is how China is arguably Russia’s most valuable war partner, providing critical diplomatic ties and soft cover and supplying electronics, explosives, microchips and intelligence on deep strikes.—
Laura Thornton,
Twin Cities,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Boone acknowledged that location will be key for Stroman, who can no longer attack hitters head-on at this stage of his career.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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This infection attacks your stomach lining and causes inflammation.—
Sayaka Blickenderfer,
Health,
28 June 2025
Noun
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After a streak of less than $100 million+ weekends at the box office, the film industry turns its lonely eyes to Warner Bros, which has a potential gold mine in Legendary‘s A Minecraft Movie with an outlook of $140M worldwide this weekend in its opening frame.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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The clearance sections at Pottery Barn, Crate & Barrel, and West Elm are gold mines for scoring high-quality kitchenware, furniture, bedding, and decor at deep discounts.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
10 June 2025
Noun
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Our massive bombs hit exactly the right spot at each target and worked perfectly.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department apologized for a social media post expressing sympathy for Iranians impacted by U.S. and Israeli bomb strikes.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Contained within this analog treasure trove was a personality, a voice, a way of looking at the world—in short, a life.—
Eliza Berman,
Time,
26 June 2025
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For 16 years, the book quietly traveled in Sofia’s backpack, a secret project that blossomed into a treasure trove of encouragement and heartfelt memories.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Last month gangs burned or confiscated at least a half-dozen armored carriers belonging to the police and the mission after setting booby traps and catching cops off guard.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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Police said the suspect, identified as Arthur Tabuchi, was taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation and faces charges of assembling, placing and maintaining a booby trap.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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After ambushing a group of pink guards in the quarters, the rebels, armed with guns, made their way to the colorful stairwells.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
People.com,
27 June 2025
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When young Litha is introduced to the magic of a game reserve by the last remaining ranger, they are ambushed by poachers.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
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“Mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mine. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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