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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
Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
More about the Kings Mountain lithium mining site In June 2024, Albemarle unveiled its site plan for the nearly 1,200-acre Kings Mountain lithium mine site.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2026
Similarly, as appears to be the case, if there simply was no first-round pick to be mined for Andrew Wiggins.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
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Noun
But no—the second horn sounds even more like mine.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
More about the Kings Mountain lithium mining site In June 2024, Albemarle unveiled its site plan for the nearly 1,200-acre Kings Mountain lithium mine site.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
On Instagram, users mined their phones’ camera rolls for pictures from 2016, offering miniature time capsules from a period that looms large over the current era.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2026
Similarly, as appears to be the case, if there simply was no first-round pick to be mined for Andrew Wiggins.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mine
Noun
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The study is currently viewable on the pre-print paper repository arXiv.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Yapping Portal, Marcloid’s newest alias, serves as a repository for her modular synth experiments.—
Maxie Younger,
Pitchfork,
11 Feb. 2026
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Tighter oversight of explosives The task force also called for tighter controls on the importation and regulation of fireworks and explosive materials.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Historical explosive plays relied on skill players’ ability to gain yards after the catch.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Mobs attacked television vans and set cars ablaze as overrun hospitals struggled to cope with scores of injured people.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The complication is not well understood but appears to be the result of the virus prompting the immune system to attack a certain protein that some brain cells produce.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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Through the window that day, Smith-Dean saw a potential gold mine for the community, where many who passed by on Spring Avenue saw only a dilapidated structure.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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From the athletes and events to records and costs, the Games are a gold mine for statistics.—
Rachel Gold,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Just hours after bombs began raining down on Oahu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, two FBI agents arrived unannounced at Nikki Nojima Louis’ home in Seattle’s Japantown.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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The contract covers both complete bombs in the All-Up-Round configuration and individual tail kits.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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So what is a modernist like Mayer, who made such cool craft of ancient stuff 20 years ago with Spring Awakening, to do with something as hokey and booby-trapped as Chess?—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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There’s no denying that outlets are certified treasure troves for sourcing steep discounts on designer clothes.—
Cheryl Wagemann,
InStyle,
11 Feb. 2026
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So, even with the sun's interference, 3I/ATLAS delivered a treasure trove of data.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The movie’s biggest laughs come from Kevin’s hijinks, which involve setting up complex booby traps to fend off a pair of burglars targeting his family’s home.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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Their 2025-26 season has been littered with injury landmines and other booby traps hidden in the walls of Ball Arena.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mine. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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