as in attacking
to place hidden explosive devices in or under
the troops hurriedly mined the field before relinquishing it to the enemy
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Recent Examples of mining
The band teamed up with Pitbull, who has recently been mining the past for catchy melodies and sampling famous tracks, turning them into modern pop cuts.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
This may help inform plans for future near-Earth asteroid missions, or possibly even mining operations in space.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
Moreover, glass production requires mining or producing nonrenewable natural resources such as sand, soda ash, lime and fuel.
—Aki Ishida, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Glencore has been mining in South Africa for nearly four decades, operating multiple coal and ferroalloys plants across three provinces.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
This may help inform plans for future near-Earth asteroid missions, or possibly even mining operations in space.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
Moreover, glass production requires mining or producing nonrenewable natural resources such as sand, soda ash, lime and fuel.
—Aki Ishida, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Glencore has been mining in South Africa for nearly four decades, operating multiple coal and ferroalloys plants across three provinces.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mining
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In 2019-20 and 2020-21, just six per cent of throw-ins from the attacking third were sent into the penalty area.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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And, while large-scale armies were attacking one another with a vast arsenal of technological advancements, De Stijl architects and theorists were observing great opportunities for a better world based on this massive scale and these new technologies.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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Earlier in the week, Afghan authorities accused Pakistan of bombing the capital, Kabul, and a market in the country's east.—
NPR,
NPR,
12 Oct. 2025
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For months, Israel has conducted a campaign of airstrikes across Syria, repeatedly bombing Syrian military positions, including near the presidential palace in Damascus.—
Mireille Rebeiz,
The Conversation,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Mining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mining. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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