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Recent Examples of quarry
Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Pink granite called Ghiandone Limbara was extracted from the Sinnada quarry in northern Sardinia from the late 1970s to 2011.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
On display were limestone pieces exhibiting the material quarried, and a record book loaned for the event by the Metro Nashville Register of Deeds documenting purchase and sale of human beings at a slave market located at the time just blocks from the Capitol site.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Noun
Four similar seismic signatures were registered at that exact time, in that approximate area, the pattern of which resembled underwater mines or overground quarry blasts, the Spanish National Seismic Network told CNN.
—Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Pink granite called Ghiandone Limbara was extracted from the Sinnada quarry in northern Sardinia from the late 1970s to 2011.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Verb
It can be found all over the world, and once quarried, is used as stackable rocks, bricks, panels, or crushed into gravel to be used as aggregate in concrete.
—Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
On display were limestone pieces exhibiting the material quarried, and a record book loaned for the event by the Metro Nashville Register of Deeds documenting purchase and sale of human beings at a slave market located at the time just blocks from the Capitol site.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarry
Noun
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Finally, in the Oaxacan field test, the team showed that predatory wasps use the airborne distress signals to find their prey, but the relative importance of direct leaf defenses versus this indirect wasp recruitment isn’t clear.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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Gay men were portrayed as both predators and prey, feeding into dangerous stereotypes at a time when the community was fighting for survival.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
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The thousand-plus paying customers who use the platform every week tend to find it through the same channels Chen has been mining for four years — search, organic creator videos, and word of mouth.—
Vivian Toh,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Since then, most ships seeking to exit or enter have sought approval from the IRGC, which mined the main channel and created another path through its territorial waters.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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The eight elements of Humility have a wealth of research supporting them and the first step is to delve into an exploration of what each has to offer.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The bell never means the same thing twice but simply suggests feelings too big to delve into at this time.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Summer jobs have been teenagers’ rite of passage for generations—from scooping ice cream and babysitting, to lifeguarding and bagging groceries.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Trailing the California Angels in the decisive Game 5 of the best-of-five AL Championship Series, Moore scooped a fifth-inning single by series MVP Fred Lynn and fired a strike to nail Reggie Jackson at third base, helping Milwaukee stay within a run.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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“Quarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarry. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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