BURROW (INTO) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

burrow (into)

verb

Definition of burrow (into)

as in to hollow

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Verb

The administration is accused of greenwashing and failing to address industrial glyphosate use, making its regenerative initiatives hollow.

— Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
People with a medium need for cognition will understand that AI might hollow them out.

— David Brooks, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Definition of hollow

Verb

The Soviet Union, for instance, gained nuclear weapons in part by penetrating the Manhattan Project; more recently, China stole secrets related to the F-22 and F-35 stealth fighter jets and the C-17 cargo plane.

— Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
Idriss noted on the podcast that topical collagen molecules are too large to penetrate skin.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of penetrate

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The students will have to avoid allowing political divisions that might split their movement.

— JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Early hands-on reviews broadly agree that the FP2 leans toward filmmakers, even though Sigma pitches it as an even split between stills and video.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of split

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Insurance carriers are often able to negotiate a better rate for the tow, if he was indeed getting gouged.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
During Fortescue’s early years, the environmental toll of gouging metals from the earth was all but an afterthought.

— Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of gouge

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And for more than two heady years, music lovers within a mile or two of the Sunset Junction area could groove to the wildly eclectic sounds of KBLT, a pirate radio station that operated from 1995 to 1998.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
Michael Goessling remembers being eight years old and grooving to The Doobie Brothers.

— Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of groove

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In May, an industrial tank containing another methacrylate compound ruptured in Orange County, California.

— Lana Zak, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Wide receiver Davante Adams will be out 6–10 weeks after rupturing his hamstring, head coach Sean McVay revealed following the shocking 18-16 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at SoFi Stadium.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of rupture

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