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Recent Examples of shovelUse a potato fork or shovel to loosen soil all around the clump, working at least 1 foot away from the main stem.—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2025 Ella’s husband helps shovel snow and is happy to fix everyone’s tech — a digital concierge in residence.—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 2 Oct. 2025 Soldiers have also been spotted in parks carrying out tasks typically assigned to gardeners and landscapers – shoveling mulch, blowing leaves and scooping up trash.—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025 On third-and-2 at the CU 20, the Buffs QB hurried left with seemingly the entire Houston defense in pursuit, spotted Omarion Miller just past the line of scrimmage, and shoveled him the ball before the red jerseys closed in.—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shovel
As Polly excavates the darkest parts of herself, the film can’t string together a build to match the depths of her soul-searching.
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J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
Not only did the impact excavate material onto the surface for later study, but its very rigidity can also allow researchers to determine how stiff ice in the region was at formation.
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