mine 1 of 2

noun

Definition of minenext
1
as in repository
an abundant source a baseball fanatic who is a mine of fascinating trivia about the game

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2
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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Recent Examples of mine
Noun
While your exploration will look different than mine, the same opportunities exist for you too. — Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 An explosion inside a coal mine in neighboring Meghalaya state in February killed at least 18 workers. — ABC News, 21 July 2026
Verb
Is the Moon destined to become an interstellar gas station, a resource to be mined and sold? — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 The film was originally positioned for the Makar Sankranti and Pongal holiday corridor, a window Vijay had mined successfully across a career spanning 69 lead roles. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for mine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mine
  1. repository
  2. explosive
  3. attack
  4. gold mine
  5. bomb
  6. booby-trap
  7. treasure trove
  8. booby trap
Noun
  • This capability allows for longer coding sessions, large repositories, and workflows combining text, images, and other information, according to Moonshot.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
  • That process may reveal fake repository names the models invent regularly.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of repository
Noun
  • Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have modernized high-explosive (HE) manufacturing by adapting extrusion-spheronization.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
  • One of the most concerning things about the situation is that someone left such an explosive just lying around.
    — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of explosive
Verb
  • Okot applied that advice by limiting unnecessary dribbles and attacking the basket more efficiently.
    — Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
  • With attacking talent aplenty – including star man Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé, Michael Olise, Désiré Doué and Bradley Barcola – Zidane will have to figure out a way to find harmony among his forward options.
    — Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Definition of attack
Noun
  • Behind the story Ituri, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is a remote province of forests, green hills and gold mines where weak state institutions and decades of armed conflict have displaced nearly 900,000 people.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 July 2026
  • Thirty-three workers became trapped when a copper/gold mine collapsed in Chile’s Atacama Desert.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 21 July 2026
Definition of gold mine
Noun
  • In the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, a Russian glide bomb killed one man and wounded at least six other people, according to mayor Ivan Fedorov.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
  • Rather than dropping like a bomb with a ton of fanfare, Widow’s Bay premiered as a kind of curiosity.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 July 2026
Definition of bomb
Verb
  • 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
Definition of booby-trap
Noun
  • Thrift stores are treasure troves of unique, valuable items that can elevate your home and personal style.
    — Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 19 July 2026
  • The Clark Art Institute, a treasure trove of Western art, opened in the scenic Berkshire Mountains in Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1955.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of treasure trove
Noun
  • The gauntlet of booby traps culminating in the giant boulder that kick off Raiders is my single favorite opening sequence in a movie ever.
    — Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026
  • Picture Indiana Jones swapping his fedora for a Han dynasty helmet, dodging booby traps in dusty Chinese tombs.
    — Urnesha Bhattacherjee, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
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