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Dogster suggests shoveling out an area until there is grass to create a potty area, which will encourage dogs to do their business faster and spend less time outside.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Once the flooding went down, residents and volunteers took to the town to shovel out thick mud from buildings and search for art and belongings before clearing debris.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
Cease, especially, could fetch solid prospects in return, a startling turnabout for the Padres, who in recent years have been the ones shoveling promising minor leaguers from their fertile farm system to others in exchange for win-now veterans.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Real quick How old is too old to be shoveling snow?
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Once the flooding went down, residents and volunteers took to the town to shovel out thick mud from buildings and search for art and belongings before clearing debris.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
Cease, especially, could fetch solid prospects in return, a startling turnabout for the Padres, who in recent years have been the ones shoveling promising minor leaguers from their fertile farm system to others in exchange for win-now veterans.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Real quick How old is too old to be shoveling snow?
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Shovel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shovel. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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