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
Interest in mining the deep sea is gaining momentum.
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Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
The strike appears to have come without warning, and shows that Iran and its proxies can target ships even without mining the strait.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
By mining this archive and using supercomputers with custom programming to analyze the large data set, researchers reconstructed a 3D view of hydrogen distribution across a vast cosmic volume.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Step outside the living room and comb through your home, mining your house for items that might feel lackluster or forgotten that can be repurposed in your living room instead.
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 26 Feb. 2026
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Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
The strike appears to have come without warning, and shows that Iran and its proxies can target ships even without mining the strait.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
By mining this archive and using supercomputers with custom programming to analyze the large data set, researchers reconstructed a 3D view of hydrogen distribution across a vast cosmic volume.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Step outside the living room and comb through your home, mining your house for items that might feel lackluster or forgotten that can be repurposed in your living room instead.
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mining
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There are outside groups aligned with Democrats, yet much of their spending has focused on attacking Collins, rather than supporting a Democratic primary candidate.—
Steve Mistler,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2026
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Regardless, there’s no excuse — even in hard knocks politics — for attacking someone because of his disability.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, Lamont’s idea for a gasoline tax rebate remains in flux as prices have soared due to the war in Iran as the United States and Israel have continued bombing the country in the Middle East.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Russian tactic is to surround and then choke cities while bombing them to rubble.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Mining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mining. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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