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scooping
noun as in excavation
noun as in mining
Strongest match
Strong matches
- boring
- burrowing
- digging
- hollowing
- pitting
- prospecting
- quarrying
- tapping
- tunneling
- unearthing
Example Sentences
Herders scooping murky water from a small pond in grasslands in South Sudan are well aware of the dangers they face if they drink it.
Along with the notice, the commission attached an additional notice from 2008 accusing the Brewers owner of scooping sand from the beach for a different house he owned half a mile away.
The Bird Photographer of the Year award has been announced, with Canadian photographer Patricia Homonylo scooping the top prize for her thought-provoking image titled When Worlds Collide.
A portion of the second video shows a student scooping up an object from the ground that might be a gun — although the video, as aired, was blurry.
Since then, she has shot to worldwide stardom, scooping up multiple awards along the way.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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