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or shovelling
as in excavating
to hollow out or form (something) by removing earth
the troops quickly shoveled a trench
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Recent Examples of shoveling
To further inform residents of the extreme conditions and to lessen injuries and fatalities, the Erie County Department of Senior Services offered a few tips to tackle the snowy and icy conditions – including warming up before shoveling, using a small shovel and shoveling in intervals.
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Danielle Jennings, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
The physical strain of shoveling snow can lead to a variety of aches and pains, turning a simple chore into an exhausting endeavor.
—Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2024
The Bills and management company ABM provide shovels, but shoveling fans are welcome to bring their own equipment as well, the team said.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
Video showed several homeowners in Erie, Pennsylvania, hand shoveling large piles of snow and using snow blowers to clear the mounds from their driveways and walkways Saturday, according to CNN affiliate WICU.
—Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
Vigorous household tasks like shoveling snow can count, too.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
To drag my stout spoon through it was like shoveling heavy, wet sand.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 21 Nov. 2024
Locals donated machinery, tools, and, most important, their time, to help in the clean-up—shoveling away the potentially toxic sludge, clearing fast-spreading mold, repairing damage to buildings.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
Landers received a photo showing people in southern Cuba shoveling bundles of old records into a furnace, not caring for the history being lost.
—Edward Rueda, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024
Danielle Jennings, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
The physical strain of shoveling snow can lead to a variety of aches and pains, turning a simple chore into an exhausting endeavor.
—Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2024
The Bills and management company ABM provide shovels, but shoveling fans are welcome to bring their own equipment as well, the team said.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
Video showed several homeowners in Erie, Pennsylvania, hand shoveling large piles of snow and using snow blowers to clear the mounds from their driveways and walkways Saturday, according to CNN affiliate WICU.
—Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
Vigorous household tasks like shoveling snow can count, too.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
To drag my stout spoon through it was like shoveling heavy, wet sand.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 21 Nov. 2024
Locals donated machinery, tools, and, most important, their time, to help in the clean-up—shoveling away the potentially toxic sludge, clearing fast-spreading mold, repairing damage to buildings.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
Landers received a photo showing people in southern Cuba shoveling bundles of old records into a furnace, not caring for the history being lost.
—Edward Rueda, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Shoveling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoveling. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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