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noun

plural of quarry
as in prey
an animal that is hunted or killed a hunter relentlessly tracking his quarry

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verb

present tense third-person singular of quarry
as in mines

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Recent Examples of quarries
Noun
In an industrial zone in Arteixo, at the furthest northwestern tip of Spain, amid granite quarries and aluminum merchants, Inditex, the company that owns Zara, has built a city of glass. — Gaby Wood, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026 The white owners sold it for pennies on the acre, determining that more money could be made in developing nearby granite quarries. — Deborah Johnson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026 Front Beach is close enough to downtown for an easy swim between meals, while Halibut Point State Park, a short drive away, trades village charm for granite quarries. — Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026 Outdoor lovers can explore Monroe Lake, Hoosier National Forest, historic limestone quarries, and year-round festivals just an hour from Indianapolis. — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026 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 Since Dylan’s death in 2011, hundreds more children in the UK have drowned seeking relief from scorching temperatures in rivers, lakes, reservoirs and quarries. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 28 June 2026 The rock treasures here range from the Andy Warhol Factory (Nico’s 1967 Chelsea Girls) to Midwestern quarries (Slint’s 1991 Spiderland). — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 June 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarries
  1. prey
  2. mines
  3. creatures
Noun
  • Granted exclusive access to the nest, the BBC witnessed some of the raptors’ striking feeding behavior, in which the male drops prey in midair and the female rolls upside down to snatch it in her talons.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Nearly an hour after a pod separated a humpback whale calf from its mother, the orcas resurfaced carrying their prey between them.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of prey
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
Definition of mines
Noun
  • The animation is truly ugly, the characters moving at the framerate of a PowerPoint and looking less like the animals they’re supposed to be than weird hybrid troll creatures.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Hikers often spot these charismatic creatures perched on boulders or scurrying through wildflowers.
    — Brittany Peterson, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of creatures

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“Quarries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarries. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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