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Recent Examples of quarry
Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
The research, published in the journal Nature, documents fossils collected between 2021 and 2024 from a single quarry measuring 12 meters high, 30 meters long and eight meters wide.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 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
Neighbors say the quarry also kept operating this winter without working sprinklers.
—Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
The research, published in the journal Nature, documents fossils collected between 2021 and 2024 from a single quarry measuring 12 meters high, 30 meters long and eight meters wide.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 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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The surrounding ecosystem at the discovery site also supports frogs, crickets, and beetles that may serve as prey for the scorpion, according to the study.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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That same habitat supports frogs, crickets and beetles — creatures that may serve as prey for the little scorpion.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The threats to shipping, especially if Iran decides to mine the Strait of Hormuz, are likely to further reduce Iran’s oil revenue.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
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Previously, mining companies applied to explore mining sites and then applied to commercially mine them based on their findings, completing an environmental review at each step.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Supreme Court of California then unanimously ruled last August that the lower court should not have applied this standard and must delve more deeply into the substance of the arguments.—
Malena Carollo,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Sharon extracts the drama from the score as Yannick Nézét-Séguin conducts it; Nézét-Séguin aligns his interpretation with Sharon’s theatrical rhythms, and both have in Davidson and Spyres a pair of singer-actors willing to delve as well as deliver.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Live Nation’s outside lobbyists were working directly with DOJ leadership to strike a deal, as Semafor scooped, sidestepping the antitrust unit and its former chief, Gail Slater.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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His innovative approach scooped him three Michelin stars, and Noma has topped the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list on five occasions.—
Irenie Forshaw,
TheWeek,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Quarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarry. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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