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Recent Examples of burrow
Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
In such instances, their end game appears to be either to steal data or burrow into victims’ IT environments to launch a future attack—or a mix of both.
—Anand Oswal, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
These armless lizards, with clawed toes and an angular snout, were found burrowing in the soil near trees.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The shrimp excavates and maintains a burrow in the sand, offering shelter to both itself and the goby.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
In such instances, their end game appears to be either to steal data or burrow into victims’ IT environments to launch a future attack—or a mix of both.
—Anand Oswal, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
The draft apparatus burrows into Boulder this weekend.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
These armless lizards, with clawed toes and an angular snout, were found burrowing in the soil near trees.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrow
Noun
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Paper Wasp nests resemble the shape of an upside-down umbrella.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2025
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Sea turtles, for example, haul themselves out onto beaches during breeding season to dig nests and plop dozens of eggs into the sandy divots before returning to the waves.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Artificial grass also holds up well to the wear and tear caused by pets, including digging and clawing.—
Colleen Sullivan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Apr. 2025
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Pelvis injuries continue to rue a Golden State team fighting and clawing to stay out of the play-in tournament.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The resulting footage was shared with Newsweek by Ring and makes for an uplifting watch with Sissy seen up on her hind legs, seemingly cuddling Jessica, who is crouched down to greet her.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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That draping also hid two separate puppeteers who crouched in-between the chair and the rig.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Perhaps by taking the critter back to its lair at the heart of the island, the girl will be able to reconcile the comforts of home with the call of the wild.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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What if the bar took the form of a gothic medieval lair meets rock-and-roll club?—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The plan includes 124 projects designed to dredge sand, rebuild degraded marshes, and add levees, floodgates and storm surge barriers.—
Adeel Hassan,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Just ask Rick Bragg, who has spent a lifetime in the South cultivating a love story with the dish and forming his own stubborn beliefs about everything from the seasoning to how the chicken is dredged.—
Rick Bragg,
Southern Living,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Listen to this article San Diego FC’s season is no longer being couched with qualifiers.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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The entire learning journey for students is couched towards ‘synthesis’ - an essential term in interdisciplinary working, and synthesis is often mentioned in discussions of creativity.—
Bryan Penprase,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Siba said the security forces inspected the document, searched the house for weapons and, finding none, told the family to remain inside.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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There was the infamous time McMahon punished Triple H for hugging Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Shawn Michaels in the center of the ring at a house show, breaking kayfabe when this was something wrestlers didn't do.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The thrill of the rush is what got kids on the run as their parents tried to direct them to areas not yet excavated.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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Underground is a contemporary interpretation of the Roman baths excavated in nearby Cimiez, with a warm tepidarium, a hot caldarium, and a frigidarium, or cold plunge.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Burrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrow. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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