QUARRIED Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

quarried

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past tense of quarry

as in mined

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The new decade had begun with a deadly pandemic and racial justice movement, which had each morphed into dizzying culture wars mined by political actors seeking power.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Because ground evacuation routes were heavily mined and subject to heavy Russian fire, sending in armored vehicles or conventional helicopters was deemed impossible.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026

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