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

The result here is a form of investigation, mining for similarities, or resonances, between play and film, the characters and their dynamics. — Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

The same technology could be applied to mining rare-earth minerals from the seafloor—materials used in wind turbines, solar farms, and electric vehicles. — Brett Berk, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026

With no new graphics cards on the horizon from either Nvidia or AMD and the prices of existing cards rising ever higher, modders have been mining the back-catalog of Nvidia products to come up with something more capable. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 18 Aug. 2026

Barefoot, who has served as an editor on Survivor since its Season 1 launch, spoke of mining an enormous amount of footage to capture just the right moments. — The Deadline Team, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026

All seems well as Rex shows the PAW Patrol around his island home, until Mayor Humdinger discovers the island has valuable resources and begins mining the land in hopes of getting very rich. — Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 14 Aug. 2026

Mainstream pop has spent years mining this and similar eras, most visibly in the neon synth-pop of the Weeknd and the disco revival around Dua Lipa. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026

At an annual Space Resources Week event in Luxembourg, businesses have publicly discussed how to make mining other celestial bodies, including the Moon, more palatable for the public. — Marissa E. Yingling, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026

Robert, meanwhile, continued mining his original claim nearby. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026