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
Verb
  • Early humans also excavated rocks and mined red ocher using only Stone Age tools and their mastery of fire.
    Martin Broen, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Neptune Frost offers a vision of the future within reach, one that can be found, excavated, mined, and held by its stewarding populations for their own uses and self-determination.
    Ruby Thélot, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of excavated
Verb
  • Photoshop started the digital image manipulation revolution more than 30 years ago, and Adobe's groundbreaking application continues to be the best photo editing software money can buy (or rent, to be more precise).
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Key to the trend's success was a glut of shared bikes, which can be rented for as little as $1.95 a month.
    Peter Guo, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of rent
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  • It can usually only be penetrated by certain molecules or by a needle that runs the risk of damaging the entire cell.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Hezbollah is reeling from Nasrallah's killing in his deep bunker in a command headquarters, shocked at how successfully Israel penetrated the group, seven sources said.
    Samia Nakhoul and Laila Bassam, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of penetrated
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  • The two take the reins of the company as its corporate parent splits itself in two, keeping the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, the Bravo cable network, theme parks and movie operations in one entity and a passel of cable networks and digital properties in the other.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The court recognized and held that the union’s regulations could and did govern the agents’ business entity, a decision which splits from the NFLPA’s regulation of agents.
    Chris Deubert, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of split
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“Burrowed (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrowed%20%28into%29. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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