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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scooped (out)
excavated
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One of the richest fossil sites is the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, where hundreds of bones have been excavated, giving scientists an extraordinary window into the life and death of these Ice Age giants.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025 -
Archaeologists excavated the underground burial and found a secondary connecting structure.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Scooped (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scooped%20%28out%29. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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