BURROW (INTO) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

burrow (into)

verb

Definition of burrow (into)

as in to hollow

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The administration is accused of greenwashing and failing to address industrial glyphosate use, making its regenerative initiatives hollow.

— Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
People with a medium need for cognition will understand that AI might hollow them out.

— David Brooks, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Definition of hollow

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Next week, heavy equipment will be brought in to excavate the property.

— Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
The remains of these servants, or retainers, were first excavated from the funerary complexes at Abydos, eastern Egypt, which date from around 3000 BC, in the 1920s.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of excavate

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Low-band frequencies can travel long distances and penetrate dense structures.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
The Booster mode is designed to enhance the absorption of your skin-care products, helping active ingredients penetrate more effectively into the upper layers of the skin.

— Shani Cohen, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of penetrate

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The airport’s revenue share would drop from 60% to 55%, with the five airlines splitting the remaining 45% of revenue.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026
Denmark's defense intelligence service specifically warned Russia could use such tactics to split the NATO alliance.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of split

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During Fortescue’s early years, the environmental toll of gouging metals from the earth was all but an afterthought.

— Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
The Colts were gouged on the ground by the Lamar Jackson/Derrick Henry tandem and the Chiefs can exploit that with Patrick Mahomes/Kenneth Walker III.

— Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of gouge

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Afterward, Lindsay slit her wrists and neck, then jumped out of a second-story window.

— Selena Barrientos, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
Instead Justine shows up to slit his throat and take the baby from him, leaving him for dead; the child winds up disappearing with Holtz into a hell dimension.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of slit

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