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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarries
Noun
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One familiar example is ash trees, which are prey to the emerald ash borer.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025 -
This behavior is inherited from their ancestors, who evolved to hunt prey at dusk and dawn.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Some scientists have even proposed that free radicals can lead to aging in humans and other creatures, though that idea is disputed.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024
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Another research team at MIT used the gills of these creatures, which filter for plankton, to improve commercial water filtration systems.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Quarries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarries. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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