quarried

past tense of quarry

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mined
Verb
  • Amethysts and garnets have been found in seventh century jewellery and these stones were mined in Sri Lanka and India.
    Duncan Sayer, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Few people have mined as much entertainment from the contrast between high stakes and low morals — from how the life-and-death concerns of a big heist or an elaborate conspiracy might ultimately just reinforce the sense that nothing matters, and nobody gets out alive.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Quarried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarried. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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