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Recent Examples of spade
Use a spading fork to dig tubers on a sunny day when the soil is dry.
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Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 29 Mar. 2023
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Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 29 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spade
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Helicopters and super scoopers--specialized firefighting aircraft scooping water out of Pine Flat Lake-- supported suppression efforts as visibility allowed.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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There are also desserts, such as scooped ube ice cream and green tea mochi ice cream.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Outside one house on Tuesday evening, seven people quickly moved large tree branches away from the structure and shoveled sand onto the fire in a desperate attempt to keep the blaze from spreading from the house next door, according to the AP.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Hayes is now a long ways away from his teenage years shoveling driveways, and his early career as a postal-service worker.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Spade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spade. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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