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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Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, Ben’s parents, were a legendary comedy duo in the ‘60s, breaking taboos by mining their reality – a sweet Jewish guy wed to a witty Irish Catholic – in an act that eventually led to successful independent careers.
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
China accounts for nearly 70% of the world's rare earths mining and controls roughly 90% of their global processing.
—NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
Citizens broke ground on the DigIndy project in 2013 and started with mining the tunnel system, which was broken up into different sections.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 9 Oct. 2025
Part of the reason for this high price tag is most asteroids are usually so far away that mining them isn’t profitable.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2025
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
China accounts for nearly 70% of the world's rare earths mining and controls roughly 90% of their global processing.
—NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
Citizens broke ground on the DigIndy project in 2013 and started with mining the tunnel system, which was broken up into different sections.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 9 Oct. 2025
Part of the reason for this high price tag is most asteroids are usually so far away that mining them isn’t profitable.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mining
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Obstructing, impeding, or attacking federal law enforcement is a federal crime.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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What now is the difference between the United States attacking Venezuela in order to install new leadership and Russia invading Ukraine to effect annexation and leadership change?—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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Piper Sandler’s Laperriere said Trump used such types of force infrequently during his first term and held off on bombing Iran.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
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Just hours before the US began bombing Iraq in 2003, Husain and his family stole around $1 billion in what has been described as the largest bank heist of all time.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Mining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mining. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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