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Recent Examples of shoveled
Skills coach John McLean, who doesn’t travel with the team, also went the airport and shoveled out the entire traveling party’s cars, no small task with the amount of snow dumped on the region.
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Doncic played a role in both clutch shots, first whipping a one-handed pass behind his back across the court to Gabe Vincent, who shoveled the ball with one hand to Hachimura.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Just before noon, Alex Maratta, a server at The Abbey on Admiral Street, shoveled the sidewalks outside the pub.
—Katie Landeck, The Providence Journal, 25 Jan. 2026
Marner shoveled him the puck and McNabb promptly beat Blue Jackets netminder Jet Greaves.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Hawaii tied it, completing a 21-point comeback run, when Alejado shoveled a pass to running back Cam Barfield for the two-point conversion.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
That's the conclusion of Merriam-Webster, which chose its Word of the Year after reviewing 2025’s crush of content and deciding that particular word described the sum total of what has been shoveled into our literary consciousness over the past 12 months.
—Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
But the quicksand flowed back as soon as the backpacker shoveled it away, Marshall said.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
The 16-ounce cans will be made of real snow from Highmark Stadium, shoveled up by Bills fans, to pay tribute to the stadium.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Doncic played a role in both clutch shots, first whipping a one-handed pass behind his back across the court to Gabe Vincent, who shoveled the ball with one hand to Hachimura.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Just before noon, Alex Maratta, a server at The Abbey on Admiral Street, shoveled the sidewalks outside the pub.
—Katie Landeck, The Providence Journal, 25 Jan. 2026
Marner shoveled him the puck and McNabb promptly beat Blue Jackets netminder Jet Greaves.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Hawaii tied it, completing a 21-point comeback run, when Alejado shoveled a pass to running back Cam Barfield for the two-point conversion.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
That's the conclusion of Merriam-Webster, which chose its Word of the Year after reviewing 2025’s crush of content and deciding that particular word described the sum total of what has been shoveled into our literary consciousness over the past 12 months.
—Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
But the quicksand flowed back as soon as the backpacker shoveled it away, Marshall said.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
The 16-ounce cans will be made of real snow from Highmark Stadium, shoveled up by Bills fans, to pay tribute to the stadium.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoveled
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Once a hole is dug, a tall crane slowly slides in a rebar cage that resembles a wire mesh dinosaur spine so the hole can be filled with concrete.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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New York City public schools will reopen Tuesday after nearly 375,000 students participated in remote learning Monday as the city dug its way out of nearly a foot of snow, Mayor Mamdani said.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The wall was excavated more than 230 years ago, but some 300 inscriptions etched into it remained hidden until new technologies allowed researchers to identify them.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Researchers excavated seven mummies along with the bones of 54 other cheetahs from a site near the city of Arar.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Shoveled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoveled. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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