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Recent Examples of quarry
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
Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Cleveland fell in love with bouldering at a young age, at a quarry near his hometown, his daughter, Amy Cullins, said.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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Noun
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
Verb
According to Mann, Adamson highly respected his quarry.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Cleveland fell in love with bouldering at a young age, at a quarry near his hometown, his daughter, Amy Cullins, said.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarry
Noun
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These spiders use their unique appearance and odor to attract prey.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Unlike bears and big cats, which kill their prey and then consume it, canines oftentimes tire their prey, bring it down, and start feasting on and around the hind quarters while the animal is still alive.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The filmmaker mined a trove of archival material, including footage from Jacobs’ senior runway show at Parsons School of Design.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Probes have already been sent to asteroids, and companies are planning to mine them for various precious minerals.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Season two of the drama is expected to delve deeper into the NCIS Camp Pendleton team, led by Mike Franks, as well as Gibbs’ early career as a special agent.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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Nvidia is also keen to delve deeper into alternative markets after getting all but shut out of China.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Use a spoon to scoop out the seeds and any stringy pieces.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Cake mix cookies are a busy baker's dream—just stir, scoop, bake, and enjoy!—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Quarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarry. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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