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as in repositories
an abundant source
a baseball fanatic who is a mine of fascinating trivia about the game
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as in explosives
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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Recent Examples of mines
Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
As mines increase production, there is a focus on the environmental effects of gold extraction.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
While 2022 saw the opening or reactivation of 40 coal mines, 151 mines closed or were nonoperational that same year, an 18% decline from the year before.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
For example, about 99% of toxic chemicals from coal mines are released to the environment, compared with 81% for natural gas extraction, recovery and processing; 25% for power-generating electric utilities; and less than 3% for electrical equipment manufacturers.
—Jennifer Brodmann, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Even if new mines come online, building the downstream refining and separation capacity needed to rival China would take years—making a short-term response extremely difficult.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The only way to neutralize the threat of these mines is to remove them, which is a seriously risky business.
—NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
That’s because when the copper mines pulled out of Bisbee in the late 1970s, the hippies moved in.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Worldly also mines environmental and social data from more than 40,000 consumer goods suppliers, mostly from the apparel and textile industry, to help inform the tool’s insights.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
There were other potential concerns, such as coastal erosion or the risk of triggering unexploded mines from WWII, but these seem tiny compared to the excavation issue.
—Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
As mines increase production, there is a focus on the environmental effects of gold extraction.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
While 2022 saw the opening or reactivation of 40 coal mines, 151 mines closed or were nonoperational that same year, an 18% decline from the year before.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
For example, about 99% of toxic chemicals from coal mines are released to the environment, compared with 81% for natural gas extraction, recovery and processing; 25% for power-generating electric utilities; and less than 3% for electrical equipment manufacturers.
—Jennifer Brodmann, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Even if new mines come online, building the downstream refining and separation capacity needed to rival China would take years—making a short-term response extremely difficult.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The only way to neutralize the threat of these mines is to remove them, which is a seriously risky business.
—NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
That’s because when the copper mines pulled out of Bisbee in the late 1970s, the hippies moved in.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
Beauvoir’s letters show a softer, surprisingly endearing side of the pioneering feminist, and Acocella mines them for the delightful and the dirty.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Worldly also mines environmental and social data from more than 40,000 consumer goods suppliers, mostly from the apparel and textile industry, to help inform the tool’s insights.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mines
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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
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Both sides have been fighting mercilessly over Sudanese gold mines.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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The stock has fallen nearly 17% since last Wednesday, when the company announced a tragic mud rush earlier this month at one of its copper and gold mines in Indonesia; two workers have been found dead, and five remain missing.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These bombs, which carry a payload of up to 1,500 kilograms (3,307 pounds), largely target Ukrainian forces and infrastructure close to the front lines.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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But after two years of bloodshed, boycotts and bitter division, the ceasefire offers at least one thing that has been in short supply — a moment to talk without bombs falling overhead.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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With Pervis Estupinan or Davide Bartesaghi holding width on the left and No 9 Santiago Gimenez dragging defenders away, Pulisic attacks the gap between centre-back and full-back, arriving in stride rather than starting wide.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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If the person is untreated, the methanol metabolizes into formic acid, which attacks the optic nerve and nervous system, leading to blindness, organ failure or death within 48 hours.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Dust Regularly Dust furniture one or two times a week with a damp microfiber cloth that traps dust and prevents it from being scattered in the air.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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They’re made with the same cotton-blend fleece that traps warmth without overheating.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Mines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mines. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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