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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
R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Even small communities like mine (320 population) have a thriving, very active club.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Today, almost three quarters of the world's rare earth minerals, used in everything from smartphones to fighter jets, are mined in China, which processes 90% of the metals, according to Bank of America analysts.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Even small communities like mine (320 population), have a thriving, very active club.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Even small communities like mine (320 population) have a thriving, very active club.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
So many of McAnally’s song ideas have been mined from his knack for finding stories in everyday life.
—Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Today, almost three quarters of the world's rare earth minerals, used in everything from smartphones to fighter jets, are mined in China, which processes 90% of the metals, according to Bank of America analysts.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mine
Noun
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Understanding this process is crucial for ensuring the safety of geological waste repositories.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Our current ideas about archives as these infinite repositories feel like a bit of a fiction.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This makes the squat explosive, leading to greater stimulation and means Madrid’s players work their adductor muscles in their thighs.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Here was a guy—and here, too, was a filmmaker—who knew how to handle an explosive.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And if Klopp felt the benefits of turning throw-ins into choreographed events, complete with long build-ups, would be outweighed in Liverpool’s case by a loss of attacking impetus, is there not something to be said for that?—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Officers found people trying to attack police cruisers with fireworks, cones, poles and other items.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Droege, 64, grew up in Central City and owns a claim in the nearby, and now defunct, Topeka gold mine.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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In-person or online support groups can be a gold mine of knowledge and friendship.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Two months later, on February 26, 1993, al-Qaeda detonated a truck bomb beneath the World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring more than a thousand.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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Around ninety percent of buildings damaged or destroyed, there are no funds for reconstruction and unexploded bombs are buried beneath debris.—
Leila Fadel,
NPR,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For years, Selena’s sister Suzette had kept a treasure trove of archival videos at the family’s Q-Productions offices in Corpus Christi.—
Cat Cardenas,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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As for what was nabbed, the group managed to get away with a rare treasure trove of artifacts.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Duffers add that one of the key inspirations for this season is Home Alone—specifically the booby traps.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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For a novice member of the field, the coolest details of the event doubled as booby traps.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Victims of the inmates include a family of four, a college student kidnapped from her bedroom, and a state trooper who was ambushed in his driveway.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Last month, three officers were killed when they were ambushed while responding to a domestic call in York County, Pennsylvania.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mine. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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