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noun

ˈkwȯr-ē How to pronounce quarry (audio)
Definition of quarrynext
as in prey
an animal that is hunted or killed a hunter relentlessly tracking his quarry

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quarry

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verb

as in to mine

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Recent Examples of quarry
Noun
Kansas Citians used sandbags, broken concrete, mounds of dirt and rocks from local quarries, and junked cars to shore up the levees protecting Municipal Airport and North Kansas City. — Kansas City Public Library Staff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 Common to lakes, rivers, and blue holes in Texas Hill Country and Central Texas, clearer, bluer waters can most often be attributed to the abundance of natural deposits and quarries of limestone that are native to the area. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
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It can be found all over the world, and once quarried, is used as stackable rocks, bricks, panels, or crushed into gravel to be used as aggregate in concrete. — Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 3 July 2025 On display were limestone pieces exhibiting the material quarried, and a record book loaned for the event by the Metro Nashville Register of Deeds documenting purchase and sale of human beings at a slave market located at the time just blocks from the Capitol site. — Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for quarry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarry
  1. prey
  2. mine
  3. delve
  4. scoop
Noun
  • Many individuals fall prey to emotional pitfalls like fear, greed, or shame, leading to impulsive spending, credit card debt, and neglecting long-term goals like retirement.
    — ByGabriel Shahin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Cod are slow to grow and reproduce, and the effects of climate change—warming their waters and reducing their preferred prey—didn’t help.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
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  • Since being mined, the stone has been viewed as part of the country’s collective narrative.
    — Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Achieving and verifying high-purity output from secondary feedstocks, rather than virgin mined ore, is a technically demanding problem that has limited the domestic recycling sector for years.
    — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
Definition of mine
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  • Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days.
    — TheWeek, TheWeek, 3 July 2026
  • The film delves into themes of living in the present and the digital age's impact on play and genuine connections.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Definition of delve
Verb
  • Inside, more than 120 humanoids stand in neat rows, each performing a specific task repeatedly, from sorting packages or changing diapers to scooping popcorn, guided by human trainers with handheld controllers next to them.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • But stats back up the anecdotal evidence about a heatwave bump in cinemas admission — and with one major movie scooping the rewards.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 29 June 2026
Definition of scoop

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