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Recent Examples of quarry
Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2025
The quarry, now known as Lehigh Hanson, has been closed since November 2022.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The Altar Stone seems to have traveled the greatest distance, but the bluestones—turquoise in the diagram on the left—were quarried 140 miles away, in Wales, and even the nearest stones were dragged 14 miles.
—Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Lithos arranges for the dust to be collected at the rock quarries and transported to local farms.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2025
The quarry, now known as Lehigh Hanson, has been closed since November 2022.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
As autonomy capability is tested in one situation (mining in remote regions in Australia), the challenge is to translate it into other locales and applications (like quarrying in semi-urban locations in the USA).
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The Altar Stone seems to have traveled the greatest distance, but the bluestones—turquoise in the diagram on the left—were quarried 140 miles away, in Wales, and even the nearest stones were dragged 14 miles.
—Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarry
Noun
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These predators typically patrol altitudes below 10,000 feet, especially around dawn when their prey begins flying again after nighttime rest.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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To test the theory, researchers analyzed the isotopes in the individual whiskers of leopard seals to identify their prey sources over a period of multiple years, according to a June 24 news release from the Georgia Aquarium, which was involved in the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
Verb
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Proponents of a growing movement in the construction industry are asking: Why tear down old buildings with wrecking balls when those materials can be mined for reusable materials?—
Rae Solomon,
NPR,
13 June 2025
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However, in order to use REE reserves, countries need the ability to mine and extract raw materials, as well as the capacity and technology to process and refine them for final use.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
13 June 2025
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This report delves into FedEx’s recent performance and its current valuation.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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The document also delved into a dispute between Uthmeier and Williams about whether the injunction should apply to law-enforcement officers across the state — a dispute that last week resulted in the judge finding Uthmeier in civil contempt.—
Jim Saunders,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
Verb
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Young scooped the rising star accolade at this year’s Ivor Novello awards following her best pop act nomination at this year’s BRIT Awards.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
18 June 2025
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The quest for a new goalkeeper came amid Barça scooping a domestic treble yet leaking seven goals to Inter Milan across a two-legged Champions League semifinal defeat last month.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Quarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarry. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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