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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarried
mined
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Lithium for batteries, for example, is mined all over the world — including Australia, Chile, China and Zimbabwe — but more than 70% of the processing happens in China.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026 -
Centuries later the dawn of the industrial age brought massive amounts of lead mined from deep in the earth into the air and water.—
Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Quarried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarried. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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