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Recent Examples of excavation
Quarry operators provided assistance during the excavation, including specialized equipment such as excavators and rock saws.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Archaeologists and students recently discovered a treasure trove consisting of 160 ancient coins during an excavation in Israel.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
The exact location remains a secret, to protect the excavation.
—Flynn Nicholls, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Members of the Shoshone Tribe joined the UW-Madison research team on the excavation so that authors of the study would better respect the land and gain valuable insights and knowledge from tribal members.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Archaeologists and students recently discovered a treasure trove consisting of 160 ancient coins during an excavation in Israel.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
The exact location remains a secret, to protect the excavation.
—Flynn Nicholls, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Members of the Shoshone Tribe joined the UW-Madison research team on the excavation so that authors of the study would better respect the land and gain valuable insights and knowledge from tribal members.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excavation
Noun
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Preliminary estimates found that filling in the interstate trench would cost $2.4 billion to $3.2 billion, compared to $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion to reconfigure the freeway within its existing footprint.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
17 Jan. 2025
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In the photo, there's a line around the moon's equator that resembles the equatorial trench around the Death Star.—
Ailsa Harvey,
Space.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Usually, archaeologists make bombshell discoveries when a trowel hits a skull or other telltale bone in the confines of a cave.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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Both returned to their old village, both rebuilt their lives, and both lived with the atrocity inside of them until death, retreating back into the caves and sleeping with a saw under their mattress, as if preparing for a resumption of hostilities at any moment.—
Robert Rubsam,
Vulture,
22 Jan. 2025
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Paddle amidst the towering rock formations, the remnants of Virgin Gorda's volcanic past, to discover hidden caverns where waves and sand meet.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Dec. 2024
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On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: Hidden beneath Earth’s surface are caverns and pathways that hold the secrets of our planet’s very beginnings.—
Dana Taylor,
USA TODAY,
10 Dec. 2024
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And as surface temperatures rise, their cool underground burrows may become important refuges.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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Here's how to keep wild turkeys away from your yard Other Animals While you may be tempted to blame other animals such as opossums or snakes, or even coyotes for making holes or burrows in your yard, these creatures are more likely to use existing animal holes for their dens.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 Dec. 2024
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These pathological behaviors pit colleagues against each other, creating a hostile environment of instability and chaos that shifts the focus of their toxic behaviour.—
Jason Walker,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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In homage to stock car racing’s roots in North Carolina, Red Bull Non-Stock 600 pits teams against one another in a go-kart race around an oval track.—
AvidXchange Music Factory,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2025
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In photos obtained by Metro from the scene, the white car could be seen partially underwater in a ditch while leaning to the side.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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Trucks lost control on icy roads and went spiraling into ditches, and pileups backed up traffic on interstate highways across the Midwest.—
Nazaneen Ghaffar,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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Over the centuries, the decomposing bodies left cavities inside the hardened mineral casings.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 Jan. 2025
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The five-year survival rate for all types of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers is 91%—meaning that 91% of people with lip cancer are still alive five years after their diagnosis.—
Carrie Madormo, RN,
Health,
31 Dec. 2024
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But as a teenager, Richard’s brow is creased into a deep furrow.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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The 27-year-old has ploughed a long furrow in the lower leagues, dropping down a division to join third tier Ipswich Town in 2021.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes,
7 Dec. 2024
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“Excavation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excavation. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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