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Recent Examples of burrow
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 8 May 2025
The eggs hatch in six to ten weeks, the new nymphs fall to the earth, burrow underground and begin the wait for their emergence in another 13 or 17 years.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 9 May 2025
Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
Park rangers have spotted them burrowing, roaming around and even mating.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
More on Wild Turkeys Other Animals While you may be tempted to blame other animals such as opossums or snakes, or even coyotes for making holes or burrows in your yard, these creatures are more likely to use existing animal holes for their dens.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 8 May 2025
The eggs hatch in six to ten weeks, the new nymphs fall to the earth, burrow underground and begin the wait for their emergence in another 13 or 17 years.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 9 May 2025
Verb
Wayne burrows his face into the arm of an accent chair while laughing about unknowingly rapping along to a Drake diss track.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
Park rangers have spotted them burrowing, roaming around and even mating.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrow
Noun
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For example, in Cape Verde, annual loggerhead turtle nests surged from 500 in 2008 to over 35,000 by 2020, while four out of five green turtle populations showed growth.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The two will soon start hovering in the near future, further exercising their flight muscles and making their way from the nest to nearby branches.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, Jon Rahm had clawed his way back into a tie for the lead.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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That cushion held through the rest of the game but the Wings were able to claw into the lead as the Lynx’s 3-point shooting cooled in the second half.—
Chantel Jennings,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
Verb
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In the video, the Princess of Wales is first seen crouching down beside a field of purple flowers.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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Over the years, there’s been some confusion about the value of crouching down like a baseball catcher to limit your own height.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Kelly scooped at the firm snow, tiny icicles swaying from his white mustache, but couldn’t find a lair.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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Lidia, however, is still stuck dwelling in the monster’s lair.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2025
Verb
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The tweet, which went viral on Easter Sunday, April 20, after fans dredged it up online, has since been deleted, according to the outlet.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Working with 1 fish fillet at a time, dredge fish in flour on all sides.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
7 May 2025
Verb
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So do the standard pro-secession arguments, which are couched in the language of human rights, minority rights, historic injustice, and self-determination.—
Ryan D. Griffiths,
Foreign Affairs,
20 May 2025
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Much of the office’s 108-page report was couched in careful legal language.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
Noun
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For the last five years, Michaels has traveled all over the East Coast of the United States meeting at people’s houses to rehabilitate dogs.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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Sephora is here to help, thanks to its house collection mineral sunscreen, which is 60 percent off right now.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
25 May 2025
Verb
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Photos show archaeologists carefully excavating the rectangular work, with parts of it covered under layers of dirt.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
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Fred and Rose West were arrested in 1994, after police got a search warrant to excavate their property.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
14 May 2025
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“Burrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrow. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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