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or shovelling
as in digging
to hollow out or form (something) by removing earth
the troops quickly shoveled a trench
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Recent Examples of shoveling
For those neighbors who are not consistently shoveling or are still using space savers, beware.
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Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Know the Red Flags to Stop Immediately Research shows that shoveling snow places significant stress on the cardiovascular system.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 4 Feb. 2026
During the storm, Mamdani was shovelling out a car trapped near public housing in Bed-Stuy.
—Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine reports that more than 200,000 adults were treated in emergency rooms for snow shoveling injuries from 1990 to 2006.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Feb. 2026
At least there’s no need to spend an hour or so shoveling out his car, as was the burden he was tasked with in the past, but it was stolen back in 2020.
—Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
In other words, your feet don’t have to freeze while grabbing the mail, shoveling snow, or walking the dog.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Both Islam and Osborne recommend splitting shoveling duties with someone else to lighten the load.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 Jan. 2026
Like broth, milk also counts as a food, which can help provide energy for workouts or everyday activities like shoveling snow.
—Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2026
Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Know the Red Flags to Stop Immediately Research shows that shoveling snow places significant stress on the cardiovascular system.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 4 Feb. 2026
During the storm, Mamdani was shovelling out a car trapped near public housing in Bed-Stuy.
—Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine reports that more than 200,000 adults were treated in emergency rooms for snow shoveling injuries from 1990 to 2006.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Feb. 2026
At least there’s no need to spend an hour or so shoveling out his car, as was the burden he was tasked with in the past, but it was stolen back in 2020.
—Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
In other words, your feet don’t have to freeze while grabbing the mail, shoveling snow, or walking the dog.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Both Islam and Osborne recommend splitting shoveling duties with someone else to lighten the load.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 Jan. 2026
Like broth, milk also counts as a food, which can help provide energy for workouts or everyday activities like shoveling snow.
—Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoveling
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Work has been ongoing since the feds first froze funds in October, with a massive tunnel-boring machine standing by, ready to start digging through bedrock under Jersey City.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Prepare the soil by digging a shallow trench and sprinkling compost along the trench base.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Feb. 2026
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This method uses directional drilling technology to place waste hundreds of meters underground within stable geological formations rather than excavating large tunnels in a mine.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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While excavating the River Wear, archaeologists uncovered more than 800 whetstones — stone tools that were used to sharpen weapons and other tools — as well as 11 stone anchors believed to be linked to river transport.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Shoveling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoveling. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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