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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
Jann Blackstone, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
That decline in demand led to a decade-long glut in the uranium market, driving prices down and forcing producers to idle mines and cut output.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 2 June 2025
Perhaps best of all, for anyone who has spent time and sweat mining their own story, there’s the act of getting to go deep into a story without upside-downing your own soul in the process.
—Anna Mitchael
may 30, Literary Hub, 30 May 2025
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Noun
My 15-year-old son goes back and forth between his father’s home and mine.
—Jann Blackstone, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
That decline in demand led to a decade-long glut in the uranium market, driving prices down and forcing producers to idle mines and cut output.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Verb
In 1989, Sconce pled guilty to mishandling human remains and mining the corpses’ teeth for gold fillings at Lamb Funeral Home.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 2 June 2025
Perhaps best of all, for anyone who has spent time and sweat mining their own story, there’s the act of getting to go deep into a story without upside-downing your own soul in the process.
—Anna Mitchael
may 30, Literary Hub, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mine
Noun
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Yucca Mountain in Nevada was later selected to house this repository.—
June 18,
CBS News,
18 June 2025
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In 2023, Toyota Motor Europe revealed a data exposure stemming from cloud credentials stored in a publicly accessible GitHub repository.—
Matthew Sweeney,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Worried about explosives, law enforcement initially used a robot to check the car.—
Steve Karnowski,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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The documents, however, described Gann a day before his arrest mixing explosives in the presence of a military veteran, one of two witnesses in the case.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2025
Verb
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In a May 2, 2017 text, Ventura was clear with Khorram that Combs allegedly attacked her.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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Diddy's alleged reaction to public release of his attack on Cassie Ventura Jane's testimony gave the jury insight into how Diddy reacted when surveillance footage of the rapper attacking Cassie Ventura went public in May 2024.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2025
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The clearance sections at Pottery Barn, Crate & Barrel, and West Elm are gold mines for scoring high-quality kitchenware, furniture, bedding, and decor at deep discounts.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
10 June 2025
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In South Africa, 289 workers are trapped underground in the Kloof gold mine's number seven shaft, according to operator Sibanye-Stillwater.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Time has since passed this flavor by, and the explosion of crunchy health elixirs and proper caffeine bombs leaves this relic of the Clinton era in the dust.—
Pete Cottell,
Wired News,
12 June 2025
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Elon Musk escalates feud with Trump: 'Time to drop the really big bomb' Among the other top DOGE employees to follow were Steve Davis, Musk's top lieutenant who oversaw DOGE's day-to-day operations, publicist Katie Miller and DOGE's top attorney James Burnham.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
10 June 2025
Noun
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Paleontologists today find the cave a treasure trove — a stunning record of the species that have long roamed the area.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
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So, each image produced by ASKAP is a treasure trove!—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 June 2025
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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
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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
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Highlighting these challenges, late Wednesday Hamas ambushed a bus carrying two dozen Palestinian GHF workers to a distribution center in southern Gaza, killing eight of them and injuring others, the GHF said, in an attack that came after days of Hamas threats.—
Taylor Luck,
Christian Science Monitor,
13 June 2025
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Prosecutors claim the alleged hitmen stalked Bennett in Los Angeles and ambushed him at a gas station near the Beverly Center shopping mall, firing at least 18 rounds from multiple guns, including a machine gun.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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“Mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mine. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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