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noun

Definition of minenext
1
as in repository
an abundant source a baseball fanatic who is a mine of fascinating trivia about the game

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2
as in explosive
a usually concealed explosive device designed to go off when disturbed the soldiers were careful to disarm any mines they found in their path

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mine

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verb

as in to attack
to place hidden explosive devices in or under the troops hurriedly mined the field before relinquishing it to the enemy

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Recent Examples of mine
Noun
The rest is very long, because stories are always long, even when a life hasn’t failed or triumphed, like mine, even when a life is nothing more than a bit of space and many hours together. — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026 The pledge follows land mine blasts that injured three South Korean soldiers; Seoul says North Korea planted the mines, while Pyongyang denies responsibility and threatens retaliation. — Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
The project falls in line with Miramax CEO Jonathan Glickman’s mission to develop originals for film and TV while finding the right opportunities to mine the studio’s expansive IP library. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026 For example, largely because of the environmental disaster that is Weikuang Dam, the country doesn’t permit the development or operation of stand-alone monazite mines—that is, mines where nothing is mined except monazite ore. — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mine
  1. repository
  2. explosive
  3. attack
  4. gold mine
  5. bomb
  6. booby-trap
  7. treasure trove
  8. booby trap
Noun
  • This infrastructure combines an above-ground encapsulation plant with a subterranean repository, known as Onkalo.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Her great-grandnephew, who also chairs her foundation, has sought to realize that temple, which would act as a repository for her art and keep it out of museums, but no such plan to open the structure has materialized yet.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of repository
Noun
  • Prosecutors said investigators found bags of sulfur powder and charcoal powder that can be combined with potassium nitrate to make black powder, which is an explosive.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • At least eight children were among the dozen or more people killed when a drone’s explosive fell in the wrong location.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of explosive
Verb
  • Egypt's president sought to reassure the public that the country wouldn't attack Yemen, and that the military support is limited to defending Saudi territory.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Back in 2023, Stevens revealed he was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome—a rare auto-immune disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks the nerves—and was working to relearn how to walk and use his hands.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of attack
Noun
  • The ruling marks another turn in a yearslong legal battle over the project, which Belo Sun has promoted as one of Brazil’s largest potential gold mines.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • China has acquired major gold mines across Latin America, Africa and Asia, according to S&P Global Ratings.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of gold mine
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  • Russia launched more than 20 attacks on Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region overnight into Sunday, using drones and an aerial bomb, according to local authorities.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In the bottom of the 3rd, the Brewers tied it with a two-run bomb of their own off Bryce Turang’s bat.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of bomb
Verb
  • So what is a modernist like Mayer, who made such cool craft of ancient stuff 20 years ago with Spring Awakening, to do with something as hokey and booby-trapped as Chess?
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of booby-trap
Noun
  • All of these came from the family’s own archives, a treasure trove that shows the focus on craftsmanship that is almost genetic to the Prada clan.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Dozens of eclectic objects, like stone buddhas and African masks, that Comini procured from his travels, complete the treasure trove look.
    — Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of treasure trove
Noun
  • Four years later, Kaczynski started adding booby traps around his cabin, and throughout the 1980s, he was accused by his neighbors of poisoning their dogs, The New York Times reported in 1999.
    — Katie Mather, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In the meantime, his insatiable paranoia will be exacerbated by the missing family cat, and his decision to let the alarm company booby trap the house with fog bombs will literally blow up in his face.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
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