quarried

past tense of quarry

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarried
mined
Verb
  • Miller Moss, the backup in 2023, was still around, and Riley mined the transfer portal for other options.
    Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Ansari mined from Reeves' past comedic roles — the Bill & Ted franchise, Parenthood — when creating the otherworldly character for his own harsh lessons about life on Earth.
    Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Quarried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarried. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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