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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarrying
mining
Verb
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That requires mining all over the planet, much of it involving widespread destruction of croplands and wildlife habitats, extensive child and slave labor, and enormous amounts of toxic air and water pollution.—
Craig Rucker,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025 -
Part of the reason for this high price tag is most asteroids are usually so far away that mining them isn’t profitable.—
Tom Brown,
Space.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Quarrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarrying. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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