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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarrying
mining
Verb
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In another writer-director’s hands, this story would be rife for mining the racial and class tensions of the era.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
12 Feb. 2026 -
As gold and silver prices continue to seesaw, one corner of the hedge-fund industry is mining an opportunity from the huge swings in precious metals .—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Quarrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarrying. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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