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Recent Examples of quarry
Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Masons cut limestone from quarries near Paris and transported blocks by horse cart to the capital.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 9 Oct. 2024
Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
The building's stone foundations were quarried from the hills around town and the brick was fired in nearby Cottonwood.
—Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2024
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Noun
The cut rock sides suggest that, rather than a river, the services might have been in a flooded quarry.
—Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Masons cut limestone from quarries near Paris and transported blocks by horse cart to the capital.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 9 Oct. 2024
Verb
The figure is carved from white marble quarried from the island of Prokonnesos, near present-day Istanbul.
—Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
The building's stone foundations were quarried from the hills around town and the brick was fired in nearby Cottonwood.
—Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarry
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This suggests the influence of other factors, such as the emergence of coral reefs and changes in prey availability, which could have driven the evolutionary trajectory of sharks.Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The regulation became necessary when the number of whales near the coast spiked after a marine heat wave from 2014 to 2018 apparently pushed their prey – such as sardines and anchovies – closer to shore, and the humpbacks followed.Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Their archives have been exhaustively mined, their legacy long secured.John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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The big picture: Many of the minerals essential to EV battery chemistries are primarily mined and processed in China, or by companies within China's sphere of influence.Joann Muller, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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But some of Trump’s calls with world leaders appear to have gone beyond the routine and delved into policy discussions.Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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Our conversation delved into the evolving role of wine within hospitality, highlighting its ability to enhance dining experiences and foster connections.Noel Burgess, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Switching to the Bass Boost preset makes the drums thunderous, but the sound becomes aggressively scooped, overwhelming the mids.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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As Claude leaves a weirdly nonspecific voicemail for Valentina in the next room (another classic blunder), Roselyn scoops some cyanide-containing silver polish out of its container on his desk and stirs it briskly into his tea.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Quarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarry. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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