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Recent Examples of quarries
Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
The construction of the Stones of Stenness may have required around fifty thousand hours of labor, as slabs were extracted from quarries several miles away, transported by wooden sleds or some other conveyance, and hauled upright.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Former houses were demolished and repurposed into quarries, graveyards and workshops.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The Aswan region of stone quarries was the source of some of Egypt’s most famous monuments and the site of long-term power struggles with Kush.
—Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Globally, more than one million children work in mines and quarries.
—Xanthe Scharff, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Easdale was the hub of Scotland’s slate mining industry for much of the 1700s and 1800s, and a wealth of prime skimming stones lies around the island’s defunct, and in some cases, flooded quarries.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 17 Sep. 2025
Meisen says shallow water dives near Papeete also feature small sharks, healthy coral and sea turtles—none of which divers are likely to find in freshwater quarries.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
His team has recorded 800 seismic events using this fiber optic seismic observatory since September 2016, including signals from the recent Mexico earthquake and vibrations from blasting at quarries in the area.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Oct. 2017
Noun
Its quarries are concentrated in high-growth regions similar to MLM, where materials can’t be shipped in easily, giving the company local pricing power.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
The construction of the Stones of Stenness may have required around fifty thousand hours of labor, as slabs were extracted from quarries several miles away, transported by wooden sleds or some other conveyance, and hauled upright.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Former houses were demolished and repurposed into quarries, graveyards and workshops.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The Aswan region of stone quarries was the source of some of Egypt’s most famous monuments and the site of long-term power struggles with Kush.
—Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Globally, more than one million children work in mines and quarries.
—Xanthe Scharff, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Easdale was the hub of Scotland’s slate mining industry for much of the 1700s and 1800s, and a wealth of prime skimming stones lies around the island’s defunct, and in some cases, flooded quarries.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 17 Sep. 2025
Meisen says shallow water dives near Papeete also feature small sharks, healthy coral and sea turtles—none of which divers are likely to find in freshwater quarries.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
His team has recorded 800 seismic events using this fiber optic seismic observatory since September 2016, including signals from the recent Mexico earthquake and vibrations from blasting at quarries in the area.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarries
Noun
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British explorer Colonel Percy Fawcett, who wandered the Amazon for 22 years at the beginning of the 20th century before vanishing without a trace, wrote that the breath of the anaconda stupefied its prey.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Bring in your bird feeders overnight to avoid attracting coyote prey.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The art deftly brings these areas to life in tandem with gameplay that mines the concept's creative potential.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
2 Dec. 2025
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China mines the vast majority of rare earths and many of the critical minerals, but its strongest chokehold is the refining, where China dominates with a 90% global market share, including 99% for some.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
17 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But no creatures are as synonymous with the Everglades as the alligators and crocodiles.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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What differs from living creatures is how the gelatin can heal.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Quarries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarries. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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