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as in explosive
a usually concealed explosive device designed to go off when disturbed the soldiers were careful to disarm any mines they found in their path

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mine

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verb

as in to attack
to place hidden explosive devices in or under the troops hurriedly mined the field before relinquishing it to the enemy

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Noun
In his first 100 days in office, Trump's administration has decimated the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, or NIOSH, the federal institute that protects miners from black lung, and paused enforcement of a new safety rule that would lower the level of silica dust in the mines. Dr. Mark Abdelmalek, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025 In, say, a project to expand a coal mine, the direct emissions associated with extracting the coal would be analyzed, according to the bill, but anything that happens next would be left out. ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
There's a coquina quarry where laborers mined stones to build the majestic Castillo de San Marcos and other historic structures downtown. Kara Franker, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025 In seeking to prop up coal and the blue-collar jobs required to mine it, Trump addressed a campaign promise that's popular with supporters in energy-producing states who have long bristled at the Democratic Party's climate agenda. Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mine
Noun
  • The Common Vulnerability and Exposures, or CVE, repository holds the answers to some of information security's most vital questions.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2025
  • As interest in both the modern graffiti movement and its diasporic reverberations has grown, Wong’s conviction has proved consequential, his collection functioning as a repository.
    Max Lakin, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • While Nakayama was in Vietnam, an explosive was put under a sergeant’s tent, killing the man, and three soldiers split the pot of money.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
  • While exact statistics are difficult to confirm, HALO, a nonprofit that clears landmines and explosives, estimates that about 340 people have been killed across Syria and another 500 wounded since the overthrow of the Assad regime.
    Lynsey Addario, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Particularly his ability to do things at such high speed and to help begin attacking moves in his own half.
    Philipp Lahm, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The account commonly attacks news publications and posts comments criticizing reporting about Hegseth and the Defense Department.
    Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Its open pit mine, located 53 miles from Las Vegas just off U.S. 15, originally opened as a gold mine in 1936.
    Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The ancient Dire wolf's territory was predominantly in North America – especially in the Midwest and Southeast – from California (The La Brea Tar Pits has been a gold mine for dire wolf fossils) to Florida.
    Joe Salas, New Atlas, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Investigations revealed assailants had used a sticky bomb to ignite the fire, causing 4 pilgrim deaths and over 20 injuries.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Led by Bruce Willis, Armageddon follows the story of NASA enlisting a group of oil drillers to fly into space, land on a massive asteroid that’s hurtling towards Earth, drill into the rock and insert a nuclear bomb to destroy it.
    Jen Juneau, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • While there hasn’t been a treasure trove of previously unheard material, there’s been a consistent flow of live recordings, remasters, remixes, and other special offerings.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • By the time John moved to Paris in 1989, the flea markets were treasure troves of delicate turn-​of-​the-​century voile blouses, 1910s slinky black skirts and long coats, and 1920s shimmering slips.
    Amanda Harlech, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • During a snowstorm outside of Jackson, Wyo., Joel (Pedro Pascal) saves Abby (Dever) from a horde of infected, only to be ambushed.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
  • But despite the multiple sanctions, the gangs have grown stronger, ambushing and attacking police and soldiers, firing on U.S. embassy vehicles and forcing Haitians, as recently as Thursday night, to flee their burning homes.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025

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