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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
Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Living with elk daily, three months a year, develops an intimate relationship between hunter and quarry.
—Jim Tschetter, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 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
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
Living with elk daily, three months a year, develops an intimate relationship between hunter and quarry.
—Jim Tschetter, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarry
Noun
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Tug-of-war also channels a dog’s natural instincts of capturing prey, keeping them engaged.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Each individual polyp is equipped with a mouth that is surrounded by tentacles that can protect itself or pull prey into their mouths, NOAA says.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The driller responsible for it, Patton Exploration, solicited companies to extend a pipeline to the oil well to capture the gas and evaluated whether the gas could be used to mine bitcoin.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Glencore has been mining in South Africa for nearly four decades, operating multiple coal and ferroalloys plants across three provinces.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This is the first time for the helmer-scribes to fully delve into the thriller genre.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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According to reports, the reshoots centered on the film’s third act, which was set to delve into the child molestation accusations against Jackson.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Helicopters and super scoopers--specialized firefighting aircraft scooping water out of Pine Flat Lake-- supported suppression efforts as visibility allowed.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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There are also desserts, such as scooped ube ice cream and green tea mochi ice cream.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Quarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarry. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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