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 calf was so small, Rafter and Alex Constantinides were able to scoop him up in a regular fishing net, Shannon said.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The comedy drama scooped awards at the Sundance Film Festival and Cannes.
    Clare Fisher, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Over the years, players, including Durham, sometimes gave Wickers money to supplement his income from washing windows, shoveling snow and other odd jobs.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
  • There’s also evidence that the ship’s engineers left the boilers on, shoveling coal into the furnaces to keep electricity running.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Spade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spade. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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