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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarried
mined
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Although copper has been mined in the area surrounding Oak Flat off and on since the 1870s, the current struggle over the fate of the campground — deemed sacred by Apaches and other Native peoples and ecologically sensitive by environmentalists — has a history of at least 30 years.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026 -
In addition, Toor said, Craig 1 was built near a coal seam that has had all of its coal mined.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Quarried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarried. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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