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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarrying
mining
Verb
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The strike appears to have come without warning, and shows that Iran and its proxies can target ships even without mining the strait.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026 -
The technology for mining these deposits is currently being built.—
Leonardo Macelloni,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Quarrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarrying. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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