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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
Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Globally, more than one million children work in mines and quarries.
—Xanthe Scharff, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Even as Nintendo has endlessly mined its classic consoles for nostalgic re-releases in recent decades, the company has seemed to completely ignore the existence of the Virtual Boy—its abortive 1990s dip into the world of early virtual reality.
—ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Most options can help with a mild to moderate droop—mine is extremely severe.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Globally, more than one million children work in mines and quarries.
—Xanthe Scharff, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
The Rockies have rarely been active in free agency, even before Schmidt’s tenure, but the GM’s inability to mine the margins of the market for productive players didn’t help.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Even as Nintendo has endlessly mined its classic consoles for nostalgic re-releases in recent decades, the company has seemed to completely ignore the existence of the Virtual Boy—its abortive 1990s dip into the world of early virtual reality.
—ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mine
Noun
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Many communities choose a historic building to become the repository of the city’s historical treasures.—
Del Mar Historical Society,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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In the mid 2000s, Gates was working as an arts administrator at the University of Chicago, while also buying derelict buildings on the city’s South Side and turning them into artists’ studios or repositories for his collections of books, records, and photographic slides.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Leonardo DiCaprio is Bob, a revolutionary whose specialty is explosives.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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This team needs to win, and Tua Tagovailoa needs Hill to make the offense explosive again.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Her ex and his friends attacked him with a baseball bat and tried to shove him in a washing machine at one of his dad’s laundromats.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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As the first crews began attacking the fire from inside the building, other crews were called in to make sure no one was inside.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These novel products did not immediately make the S&P 500 a gold mine.—
Alex Mayyasi,
NPR,
23 Sep. 2025
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Ex-Secret Service agent: Weapon found is 'gold mine of information' Donald Lane, a former U.S. Secret Service agent with decades of experience in fugitive manhunts, told USA TODAY that the recovery of the rifle used in the killing of Kirk is a significant development for law enforcement.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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No bombs were found and police were investigating the threats.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Two plays later, senior quarterback Owen Mordas connected on a beautiful bomb to senior receiver Brody Carges for a score to make it 14-7.—
Erik Anderson,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The treasure trove that is the Hermès archive’s simplicity is matched only by its ingenuity (the Jean Paul Gaultier years in particular).—
Kerry Pieri,
Vogue,
23 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … STRANGE PAYOFF – Hobbyists stunned after uncovering ancient treasure trove in accidental discovery.—
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FOXNews.com,
19 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
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And in July – not far from the Dallas field office, at an ICE detention center in Alvarado, Texas – attackers used fireworks to draw out ICE agents and ambush them.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Upon booting up the game and working through a pretty robust character creator, players arrive in Lumiose City and are immediately ambushed by a content creator/social media manager working for the corporation Quasartico, Inc.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mine. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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