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Recent Examples of shovel
That the hole grows, even as governments and their workers shovel more money into retirement systems, seems the new normal.
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 9 June 2025
The 41-year-old shoveled 70.5 hot dogs and buns into his mouth in just 10 minutes.
—Logan Holland, People.com, 4 July 2025
Carlyle shovels her walk and goes home, and the next day learns that Elizabeth Reuben committed suicide by leaving the gas on the night before.
—Benjamin Hale
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Adding insult to injury, the state instead continues to shovel millions of dollars toward health care programs for undocumented immigrants — including at least $12 billion in the Legislature’s budget — while underfunding services Californians are paying for and counting on.
—Diane Dixon, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 9 June 2025
The 41-year-old shoveled 70.5 hot dogs and buns into his mouth in just 10 minutes.
—Logan Holland, People.com, 4 July 2025
Carlyle shovels her walk and goes home, and the next day learns that Elizabeth Reuben committed suicide by leaving the gas on the night before.
—Benjamin Hale
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Adding insult to injury, the state instead continues to shovel millions of dollars toward health care programs for undocumented immigrants — including at least $12 billion in the Legislature’s budget — while underfunding services Californians are paying for and counting on.
—Diane Dixon, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shovel
Verb
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Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to Arkansans.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 July 2025
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Circularity done properly is more efficient and cheaper than dig and dump.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Soil excavated from the moon could be used to produce oxygen and methane, which could be used by lunar settlers for breathing and for rocket fuel.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
17 July 2025
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This coal company has started excavating its new Wyoming critical minerals find.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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“Shovel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shovel. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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