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Recent Examples of burrow
Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
The owls nest in burrows excavated by California ground squirrels, occasionally popping up to stare with striking yellow eyes.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Owners should fill the bottom of the enclosures with 6 to 15 inches of bedding to allow the animal to burrow, Adler said.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
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Noun
For the lower 3-D level of fossils, the explanation of cause of death is much more banal: burrow collapse.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
The owls nest in burrows excavated by California ground squirrels, occasionally popping up to stare with striking yellow eyes.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
Verb
Pangolins are scaly, anteater-like mammals known for their long tongues, burrowing lifestyles and elusive habits.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Owners should fill the bottom of the enclosures with 6 to 15 inches of bedding to allow the animal to burrow, Adler said.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrow
Noun
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Jackie is often seen doing yoga stretches, egg rolls and nest softening amid incubation periods, while Shadow can be seen bringing home fish and sticks.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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This year, Jackie welcomed the first of three eggs on Jan. 22, and laid two more within the next few days, according to Friends of Big Bear Valley, a conservation organization that operates a live cam of the nest.—
Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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And for the third-straight season, the Bulls are clawing to make the Play-In Tournament.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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But the stock clawed its way back up during the post-earnings call once investors better understood management’s outlook, including some conservatism embedded in the assumptions.—
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CNBC,
6 Feb. 2025
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Eventually, the camera revealed Bell crouched beside Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester, joking that a hangry Meester wrote the dialogue.—
Lindsay Kimble,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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The artist emerged crouched on the hood of a muscle car, moody and looking downward.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But the team hypothesizes the fungus lures the spiders out of their lairs where they are exposed to circulating air currents, which helps spread its spores, said Araújo, who is also an honorary research associate at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in the United Kingdom.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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The story sounds like something right out of a horror movie: this fungus hacks the brain of its host, driving the normally shy spiders out of their lairs and webs to an exposed surface.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
2 Feb. 2025
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Most of the county’s other coastal lagoons also have been dredged in recent decades, though less frequently, to preserve wetlands habitats and for other environmental reasons.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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Now, researchers in London have dated dozens of bones dredged from the river, creating a comprehensive database that has dispelled longstanding theories about why the river came to serve as the final resting place for so many people.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Campus antisemitism Some of the coming crackdown will be couched as a reaction to campus antisemitism.—
Michelle Goldberg,
The Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Tender, juicy chicken breasts are couched in a savory, creamy sauce.—
Giovanna Vazquez,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The crew shot on the beach, at the harbor, at the house and at Old Town in eight different looks.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
18 Feb. 2025
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Now the homeowner is requesting permission from the local council, to rezone the historic property as three houses and a cottage.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The site extends about 500 feet and includes approximately 200 footprints, according to BBC, though the outlet said the tracks could extend even further into areas that have not yet been excavated.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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Thankfully, the archaeologists use care to both excavate and preserve such sites for future investigations as well.—
Smithsonian magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Burrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrow. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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