burrow (into)

verb

Definition of burrow (into)next
as in to hollow

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrow (into)
  1. hollow
  2. excavate
  3. penetrate
  4. split
  5. gouge
  6. groove
  7. rupture
  8. slit
Verb
  • Beyond the perfect price point, the beauty of these 14k gold hollowed huggies is its ability to be worn daily with an easy-to-wear clicker closure that keeps them secured for any occasion.
    Adam Mansuroglu, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Even without literally shutting the doors to the federal agency, there could be ways a Trump administration could hollow the DOE and do significant damage, Valant and Kettl said.
    Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Definition of hollow
Verb
  • Scientists have demonstrated that an ancient human skull excavated from a tomb at Ephesos was not that of Arsinoë IV, half-sister to Cleopatra VII.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The cemetery contains approximately 200 graves, with 12 excavated so far, dating back to the fifth and sixth centuries.
    Flynn Nicholls, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of excavate
Verb
  • One system fans can follow is the COLD system, as explained by doctors in the Sports Medicine and Performance Center at the University of Kansas Health System: Clean: clean clothes avoid dirt or moisture that could allow the wind and cold to penetrate.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2025
  • For decades, scientists have been using large drills to penetrate Arctic ice sheets and extract columns of ice up to 11,000 feet long.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of penetrate
Verb
  • The monk/fox combo needs to be split up, let Keon start!
    Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
  • That amount would be split between border security, such as wall funding and money for Border Patrol agents, and modernizing U.S. defense systems.
    Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of split
Verb
  • Some argued that banks engaged in practices that gouged consumers, caused overdraft fees to snowball, discouraged some people from keeping money in a bank and caused others to see their bank accounts closed.
    Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Big-play problems Jacksonville’s defense has been gouged by big plays, most of them through the air.
    Dan Gelston, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of gouge
Verb
  • Not having to groove a pitch down the middle of the plate in order to recover in the count is crucial.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The slow build lures listeners into a catchy electric dance hook that is simply irresistible to groove to.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of groove
Verb
  • Neymar has made just two substitute appearances since rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus in his left knee while playing for Brazil in October 2023.
    Colin Millar, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • When an inflator is ruptured, metal fragments can strike passengers in the car resulting in serious injury or death.
    Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of rupture
Verb
  • Sansa works out his true nature by season seven, however, revealing his crimes in a dramatic trial and having sister Ayra slit his throat.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
  • The Massachusetts mom accused of killing her three young children before slitting her wrists and jumping out of a second-story window in an attempt to take her own life is planning to seek an insanity defense, court records show.
    KC Baker, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of slit
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