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Recent Examples of quarries
Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Gravel is a mixture of small natural rock fragments that are sourced from quarries or riverbeds.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Rusting quarries at the mouth of Azusa Canyon.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Across the highway, huge trucks and bulldozers rumble through the dirt entrance leading to the Rinker plant where limestone quarries produce high grade rock products.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Be sure to visit one of the former tufa quarries, with their impressively huge caverns.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2026
Restorers sourced the new slabs of travertine from the same quarries where the ancient Romans retrieved theirs — and that today are used build a new generation of religious buildings, banks, museums, government buildings and private homes.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
Over the course of the last six months, McBrien and the AJC team traveled to the small town of Elberton for an investigation that led them to granite quarries, graves, a swatting raid and a deep dive in explosives.
—Hugo Rojo, AJC.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Rosedale was once known for its quarries and mines.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
One of the largest hard rock quarries in the Western United States, the quarry has been a key source of building materials for the Bay Area and Central Coast for the past 126 years.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Gravel is a mixture of small natural rock fragments that are sourced from quarries or riverbeds.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Rusting quarries at the mouth of Azusa Canyon.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Across the highway, huge trucks and bulldozers rumble through the dirt entrance leading to the Rinker plant where limestone quarries produce high grade rock products.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Be sure to visit one of the former tufa quarries, with their impressively huge caverns.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2026
Restorers sourced the new slabs of travertine from the same quarries where the ancient Romans retrieved theirs — and that today are used build a new generation of religious buildings, banks, museums, government buildings and private homes.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
Over the course of the last six months, McBrien and the AJC team traveled to the small town of Elberton for an investigation that led them to granite quarries, graves, a swatting raid and a deep dive in explosives.
—Hugo Rojo, AJC.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Rosedale was once known for its quarries and mines.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarries
Noun
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Pets resemble natural prey to alligators.—
Mark Price
April 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Apr. 2026
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At other times, as was the case in the display photographed, there is no prey animal in sight, and the dance seems simply to be an expression of exuberance.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The film at least mines some charm from a fender-bender as a meet-cute.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Trumps’ first windfall since my August tally occurred through American Bitcoin, a company that mines new bitcoin with the intent to hoard it.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Make Sure Your Problem Is Gophers Gophers are not the only tunneling creatures that can make a mess of your lawn.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
11 Apr. 2026
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Then there are the creatures that love to feast on the fruits, like squirrels, birds, and deer.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Quarries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarries. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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