spade

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Recent Examples of spade Use a spading fork to dig tubers on a sunny day when the soil is dry. Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 29 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for spade
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Verb
  • The most recent winners were Leeds indie band English Teacher, who scooped the prize with debut album This Could Be Texas in 2024.
    Thomas Smith, Billboard, 7 May 2025
  • And the Phils scooped him up as an undrafted free agent.
    Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Verb
  • The father pleads for his life as dirt is being shoveled in his face, unable to understand what Vahid is doing this for.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 May 2025
  • Then, workers shovel lots and lots of coal as the bricks fire, firming them up.
    Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 18 May 2025

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“Spade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spade. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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