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Recent Examples of burrows
Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
There may be four to five flat entrance holes to burrows concentrated in a small area.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
For burrows near foundations, professional sealing may be necessary to prevent structural issues.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 18 Apr. 2026
Most of them are solitary insects that live alone in underground burrows, hollow plant stems, or small nests built of mud and other debris.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2026
The program also resulted in a slight decrease in rat burrows in some areas.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Managing the genetic health of such a small population is essential for the species’ long-term viability, and the hair-collection method offers a noninvasive way to gather vital data without disturbing the wombats in their burrows.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
An infection by New World screwworm occurs when an infected fly burrows into the tissue or flesh of warm-blooded animals, and, in rare cases, people.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026
Only three locations out of nine that had been treated as part of the program still had active burrows and were recommended for follow-up treatment.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
An unseasonable weather pattern that included heavy rain and sweltering heat served as a signal for rattlesnakes to slither out of their underground winter burrows in search of food and mates.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
There may be four to five flat entrance holes to burrows concentrated in a small area.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
For burrows near foundations, professional sealing may be necessary to prevent structural issues.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 18 Apr. 2026
Most of them are solitary insects that live alone in underground burrows, hollow plant stems, or small nests built of mud and other debris.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2026
The program also resulted in a slight decrease in rat burrows in some areas.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Managing the genetic health of such a small population is essential for the species’ long-term viability, and the hair-collection method offers a noninvasive way to gather vital data without disturbing the wombats in their burrows.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
An infection by New World screwworm occurs when an infected fly burrows into the tissue or flesh of warm-blooded animals, and, in rare cases, people.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026
Only three locations out of nine that had been treated as part of the program still had active burrows and were recommended for follow-up treatment.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrows
Noun
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Knight explains that, over the last 20 years, the beach has typically seen 80 to 115 nests (with 100 to 120 eggs in each nest).—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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Provide Nesting Materials Create a habitat in your front, side, or backyard where birds can build nests and find materials to make one.—
Lauren David,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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At the other end of the pitch, Robert Lewandowski crouches down on his haunches, eyes looking everywhere and nowhere, their nothingness saying everything.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The girl crouches because there is no room to stand.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These involve raiding the lairs of hoodlum rivals, then singlehandedly dissuading them from competition.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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To keep the body of water a lake and an effective flood-control tool, Great Parks periodically dredges to remove excess sediment at the bottom of the lake.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In a video posted on Instagram on Thursday, Vonn squats with weights, lunges from side to side and does fast kicks against a ball.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Squire squats down in a patch of dead grass along the edge of a creek.—
Emily Brindley,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In Lincoln Square on Saturday afternoon, nearly half a block of houses on West Carmen Avenue was sectioned off with police tape while police searched for the suspect.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Closer to home, agents searched houses across New England, relying heavily on informants.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Instead, the playbook is straightforward – identify a problem, then propose an overly restrictive governing scheme that couches the political favoritism as a beneficial expansion of the regulatory state.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Hale traverses mountain trails, excavates court records, and reflects on his family’s roots in the region to examine the unexpected connections between the two events.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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As Polly excavates the darkest parts of herself, the film can’t string together a build to match the depths of her soul-searching.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Burrows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrows. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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