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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scooped (out)
excavated
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The partial skeleton was excavated from Koobi Fora in Kenya.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025 -
When an unknown person filled in the hole last year, Good Samaritans immediately excavated it.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Scooped (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scooped%20%28out%29. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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