Synonyms of mining

mining

verb

present participle of mine

as in attacking

to place hidden explosive devices in or under

the troops hurriedly mined the field before relinquishing it to the enemy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacking
• booby-trapping
• bombing
• trapping
• ambushing
• snaring
• blowing up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mining

Hollywood has never been shy about mining the classics, with Pride and Prejudice, To Kill a Mockingbird and Little Women among the staples of film and TV’s page-to-screen catalog. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026

The microdrama edition is a sign of how traditional outlets like Fox and studios such as Endemol Shine are mining their archives for all manner of new iterations. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

That’s in part due to Holtzmann and his team mining the brand’s archives back to Thomas Burberry, who established the house in 1856. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

One of the coolest things happening in hip-hop production right now is the way different isolated microscenes are mining the dance music of the Black diaspora. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026

After mining the shops, escape to the country for hiking, biking, and the leafy riches of autumn. — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 14 Oct. 2026

They each have been tasked with mining the IP of their sister film studios (which explained Goldberg’s oversight of PTVS) and have been main suppliers to their sibling streamers HBO Max and Paramount+, respectively. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

Securing rare earth supply requires more than mining the ore. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026

Filmmaker Na Hong-jin, an expert at mining the clash between high and low, makes a bid for James Cameron-like sci-fi laden with special effects. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026