quarries 1 of 2

plural of quarry
as in prey
an animal that is hunted or killed a hunter relentlessly tracking his quarry

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quarries

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verb

present tense third-person singular of quarry

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Noun
  • In late 2019, a telemarketing company in the Little Rock, Arkansas, area fell prey to a crippling ransomware attack.
    Harry Kazakian, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • The results also indicate that megalodon populations living in different habitats had slightly contrasting diets, potentially because of differing prey availability.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Some scientists have even proposed that free radicals can lead to aging in humans and other creatures, though that idea is disputed.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Another research team at MIT used the gills of these creatures, which filter for plankton, to improve commercial water filtration systems.
    Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Quarries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarries. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.

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