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Recent Examples of mined
After Beijing announces that major Taiwan ports have been mined, sea traffic to Taiwan nosedives as shipping insurance rates soar.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Certainly there were nuggets to pick up about Joel’s life that felt fresh, however much has already been mined.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
And the fertilizer could be produced with less energy because the raw materials don’t have to be mined or transported, according to researchers.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
So many of McAnally’s song ideas have been mined from his knack for finding stories in everyday life.
—Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Today, almost three quarters of the world's rare earth minerals, used in everything from smartphones to fighter jets, are mined in China, which processes 90% of the metals, according to Bank of America analysts.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
In a video released by the IDF, another four schools roughly two miles north of these were mined and destroyed, also in August.
—Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
The company said taxpayers would benefit in future years from royalties on any coal mined.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Few filmmakers have mined their own life as ruthlessly, or as artfully, as Noah Baumbach.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Certainly there were nuggets to pick up about Joel’s life that felt fresh, however much has already been mined.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
And the fertilizer could be produced with less energy because the raw materials don’t have to be mined or transported, according to researchers.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
So many of McAnally’s song ideas have been mined from his knack for finding stories in everyday life.
—Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Today, almost three quarters of the world's rare earth minerals, used in everything from smartphones to fighter jets, are mined in China, which processes 90% of the metals, according to Bank of America analysts.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
In a video released by the IDF, another four schools roughly two miles north of these were mined and destroyed, also in August.
—Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
The company said taxpayers would benefit in future years from royalties on any coal mined.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Few filmmakers have mined their own life as ruthlessly, or as artfully, as Noah Baumbach.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mined
Verb
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On August 22, she was attacked while on a Charlotte light train in what police described as an unprovoked stabbing.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Ruben Amorim’s men attacked with precision and purpose at Old Trafford.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Continue reading … YOUTH CHAOS – Sports reporter ambushed on air as bizarre teen trend leaves adults baffled.—
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FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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But instead Lane, then 34, ambushed her — setting off a violent scramble through the residence that left Wilkins unconscious, her fetus cut from her womb.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Several complaints, largely filed in Spanish, asked why they were locked up and bombed.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Oct. 2025
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And this is the same thing all Gazans did after their homes were bombed or damaged.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Mined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mined. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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