mines 1 of 2

noun

plural of mine
1
as in repositories
an abundant source a baseball fanatic who is a mine of fascinating trivia about the game

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2
as in explosives
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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mines

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mine
as in booby-traps
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 mines
Noun
New mines take decades to develop, and existing ore grades are declining, highlighting vulnerable supply chains. — Rob Kaplan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Until 1725, India was the world’s lone source of diamonds, and the stone, once weighing over 190 carats, was no doubt discovered in one of the country’s famous mines. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026 Those roads and trails are often where vehicles become vulnerable to artillery, drones, mines, and small arms fire. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026 While the mines themselves trample landscapes, the mercury used in the process is poisoning communities. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 Beyond glory or gold, Obreht mines a tale about legacies of betrayal in the American West to discover what’s truly at the heart of western expansion. — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026 Still, some residents worry his actions to protect coal mines may be too late. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026 Iran has provided the group with weapons and technology for, among other things, sea mines, ballistic and cruise missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicles, according to a 2021 report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 Those materials are essential for making semiconductors, aerospace equipment and many other modern technologies, but China mines and refines an outsized share of the world's critical minerals. — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
The film industry frequently mines the publishing industry for books to turn into films. — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 19 July 2026 The writing team mines their own experiences, both as parents and from their own youth, for plot lines. — Amy Amatangelo, Parents, 1 June 2026 In addition to following and sharing insights from forecasting firms, the team mines social media, pop culture and television, runway collections, people watching and more to determine where style is headed. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 18 May 2026 Her decision to wear such a prominent spring runway piece was certainly a style switch-up for Clooney, who typically mines the archives for rarer, one-of-a-kind garments in the spotlight. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2026 And even if credible veracity comes and goes, Lindsay-Abaire mines them for plenty of laughs. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026 And even if credible veracity comes and goes, Lindsay-Abaire mines them for plenty of laughs, including a couple of total howlers. — Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026 The film at least mines some charm from a fender-bender as a meet-cute. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2026 The Trumps’ first windfall since my August tally occurred through American Bitcoin, a company that mines new bitcoin with the intent to hoard it. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mines
  1. repositories
  2. explosives
  3. bombs
  4. gold mines
  5. attacks
  6. traps
Noun
  • Today, cloud security provider Wiz published a research blog claiming that Wiz Red Agent had autonomously discovered and exploited a GitHub Actions vulnerability in one of Snowflake’s public repositories.
    — Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • But Deep Isolation is betting the economics work out far cheaper than building massive repositories such as Yucca Mountain.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
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  • Tighter oversight of explosives The task force also called for tighter controls on the importation and regulation of fireworks and explosive materials.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Verb
  • The campus is eerily silent, even as Israel attacks Lebanon and the United States bombs Iran.
    — Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
  • The United States bombs Iran's nuclear facilities days later.
    — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Definition of bombs
Noun
  • Hollywood sees Reddit and YouTube as gold mines, Shirley Li writes.
    — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Behind the story Ituri, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is a remote province of forests, green hills and gold mines where weak state institutions and decades of armed conflict have displaced nearly 900,000 people.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 July 2026
Definition of gold mines
Verb
  • Greenidge, an award-winning public historian, refuted all charges, and told the New York Times that attacks on her scholarship were racially motivated.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
  • However, when Duffy attacks Marcus during a confrontation with Slough House agents, Louisa hits the chief of the Dogs in the head, leaving him in a coma.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
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Verb
  • This approach traps companies in incremental optimization, which is building a better version of what already exists instead of building genuinely new things that customers could not have asked for yet.
    — Nataliya Andreychuk, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The cave was used to film scenes with Polyphemus, the Cyclops who traps Odysseus and his crew in his cave before devouring several of the men.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
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