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excavate

verb as in dig up

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He was certain that a shipwreck could be excavated with the same scientific care and precision as archaeologists working on land.

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Paul White usually excavates live electricity and utility cables but on this job the former Royal Marine needed to get his head around the anatomy of a whale.

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In the small southeast QLD town of Murgon, scientists have spent decades excavating what appears to be an ordinary clay pit in a local grazier's backyard.

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The government puts out regular data on everything from exports of excavating machinery to sales at shoe stores.

The Navy has led cleanup efforts, excavating contaminated soil and demolishing buildings.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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