DELVED Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

delved

verb

past tense of delve

as in excavated

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The impact excavated pristine materials from below the lunar surface that have escaped weathering from the solar wind, galactic cosmic rays, and micrometeorites.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
Assistant Town Engineer Matt Gavelek said that the problems were created because, contrary to the town’s instructions, a large area of land was excavated.

— Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of excavated

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Pits are frequently dug by hand and can reach several meters deep.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Rescuers dug through debris looking for anyone buried beneath landslides triggered by the quake across six regencies on Flores, a predominantly Catholic island in the Muslim-majority country.

— Firdia Lisnawati, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

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After all, that is a quite a load – Lacy also caught 29 passes – and some of it could be shoveled off to Michigan State transfer Makhi Frazier.

— Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
In the absence of heavy equipment, rescue workers, police and volunteers shoveled debris by hand at many sites, looking for survivors.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

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At gold’s current spot price of roughly $4,600 a troy ounce, the total value of all gold ever mined comes out to roughly $33 trillion — still $7 trillion less than the national debt.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
From there, the minerals are sent away to be further processed into useable material, but that's a small fraction of what's mined out.

— Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

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