burrowed (into)

verb

Definition of burrowed (into)next
past tense of burrow (into)
as in excavated

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  1. excavated
  2. rent
  3. penetrated
  4. split
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  • In a reversal of the previous example, students volunteering at an archaeological dig in the French town of Eu stumbled onto a message in a bottle written by a French archaeologist who’d excavated that same site 200 years earlier.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The 12-sided metal object is one of more than 100 excavated throughout Europe.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of excavated
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  • In a statement released on Sunday, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) said its National Response Team has completed its investigation of the Mandeville Street residence that Jabbar rented.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The film's sing-along screenings are clearly attracting fans back to theaters because despite the film also being available to rent at home, Wicked grossed another $10.2 million towards its $450.7 domestic gross ($681 million globally).
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of rent
Verb
  • The action begins not in Ancient Egypt but in the 1920s, when the archaeologist Howard Carter penetrated King Tut’s tomb.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The implications of this advance have not yet penetrated the public consciousness.
    Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of penetrated
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  • Romero split her childhood between the sprawling metropolis of Houston and the remote Chemehuevi reservation in Mojave Desert, CA.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • This $21-billion fund is split equally between shareholders and utility customers.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of split
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