as in dug
to hollow out or form (something) by removing earth
workmen are excavating a long tunnel that will eventually replace the aboveground expressway
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Recent Examples of excavated
Templeton promptly contacted the Mississippi State Geological Survey, whose experts carefully excavated the 600-pound (270 kilograms) artifact.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2025
The complaint did not say if the area was excavated or what was wrapped in the plastic.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The site was first excavated beginning in 1995, and in 2018, scientists began collecting, analyzing and radiocarbon dating fossils unearthed from El Gigante rubbish piles.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
More than 560,000 tons of toxic dirt are excavated every year on average, according to a 2023 DTSC report.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Ostia Antica is often compared to Pompeii and only a third of the city, which was used as a marble quarry during the construction of palaces and Catholic churches in the building of Rome, has been excavated.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau and Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Archaeologists excavated the cobblestone street that runs through the Green Gate as part of a project to repair the site, the Regional Office of Pardubic said in a March 4 news release.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Deciding to explore further near the cave walls, the team excavated through layers of animal bones, shells, and stones.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2025
The site extends about 500 feet and includes approximately 200 footprints, according to BBC, though the outlet said the tracks could extend even further into areas that have not yet been excavated.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2025
The complaint did not say if the area was excavated or what was wrapped in the plastic.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The site was first excavated beginning in 1995, and in 2018, scientists began collecting, analyzing and radiocarbon dating fossils unearthed from El Gigante rubbish piles.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
More than 560,000 tons of toxic dirt are excavated every year on average, according to a 2023 DTSC report.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Ostia Antica is often compared to Pompeii and only a third of the city, which was used as a marble quarry during the construction of palaces and Catholic churches in the building of Rome, has been excavated.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau and Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Archaeologists excavated the cobblestone street that runs through the Green Gate as part of a project to repair the site, the Regional Office of Pardubic said in a March 4 news release.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Deciding to explore further near the cave walls, the team excavated through layers of animal bones, shells, and stones.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2025
The site extends about 500 feet and includes approximately 200 footprints, according to BBC, though the outlet said the tracks could extend even further into areas that have not yet been excavated.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
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