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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
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
The technology could transform how search-and-rescue robots navigate collapsed mines or disaster sites, where speed and accuracy can make the difference between life and death.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Ruins of some buildings and mines still stand in the hills.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Known as knockers in England, kobolds also live in caves and mines and make knocking noises directing human miners where to dig.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Wilson Dam was authorized by National Defense Act of 1916 to give the nation easier river access to critical nitrate mines – a key ingredient for explosives needed for the war, the TVA says.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
And the African Union’s Minerals Development Center stated recently that new huge specialist rare earth mines are due to come online by 2029 in Tanzania, Angola, Malawi and South Africa, and potentially yield almost 10% of the world’s supply.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday, according to the Ukrainian military, they were involved in an attack on a mechanical plant in the Russian city of Saransk – nearly 800 kilometers (497 miles) from the Ukrainian border – where detonators and mines are manufactured.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
During these drills, Chinese submarines may covertly deploy sea mines at the entrances to Taiwan’s key ports and energy terminals.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
John Liu, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
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
Noun
The tests — with buses driven in underground mines to strip away external signals — were conducted both on brand-new Yutong buses and on three-year old vehicles from Dutch bus manufacturer VDL, the company said.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
The technology could transform how search-and-rescue robots navigate collapsed mines or disaster sites, where speed and accuracy can make the difference between life and death.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Ruins of some buildings and mines still stand in the hills.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Known as knockers in England, kobolds also live in caves and mines and make knocking noises directing human miners where to dig.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Wilson Dam was authorized by National Defense Act of 1916 to give the nation easier river access to critical nitrate mines – a key ingredient for explosives needed for the war, the TVA says.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
And the African Union’s Minerals Development Center stated recently that new huge specialist rare earth mines are due to come online by 2029 in Tanzania, Angola, Malawi and South Africa, and potentially yield almost 10% of the world’s supply.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday, according to the Ukrainian military, they were involved in an attack on a mechanical plant in the Russian city of Saransk – nearly 800 kilometers (497 miles) from the Ukrainian border – where detonators and mines are manufactured.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
During these drills, Chinese submarines may covertly deploy sea mines at the entrances to Taiwan’s key ports and energy terminals.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
The country also mines about half of the world’s lithium, a mineral critical to the production of electric vehicle batteries.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
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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How the agent works Aardvark continuously monitors source code repositories, analyzing commits, scanning for vulnerabilities, and prioritizing which ones matter most.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 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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Where to prospect for gold in Texas There have been a few notable gold mines in Texas over the past couple hundred years, but not so much today, according to the National Gold Prospecting Association.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 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 Russians had already been converting Soviet-era bombs into glide munitions with a range of some 80 kilometers (50 miles), allowing aircraft to fire them while staying well clear of Ukrainian air defenses.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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His cookbook has recipes for flavor bombs like Ginger Ponzu Sauce, Magic Sauce and Sweet Garlic Teriyaki Sauce (click here to jump to the recipes below).—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Berkley’s dies by suicide by jumping off a balcony outside their office window; Simpson’s goes crazy and attacks her ex with sulfuric acid.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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For this new study in particular, the researchers focused on the 5FU, which often both fails to reach cancer cells efficiently and attacks healthy tissue—causing side effects like nausea, fatigue and, in rare cases, even heart failure.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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My favorite is the Turtle Fur Totally Tubular—100 percent merino wool that traps heat better than fleece while staying breathable, keeping me warm even in sudden snow or chilly winds.—
Ariana Dickson,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
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The tragic death of the Sepulveda family patriarch calls his descendants back to Villa Sepulveda, a Spanish colonial manor in a coconut plantation; but a landslide traps the guests inside, transforming the funeral plans into a supernatural reckoning of sins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Mines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mines. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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