burrow
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Trite little verbal tidbits repeated by parents, grandparents, mentors and coaches burrow into your psyche and weave their way into an entire philosophy on how to live life.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
They can eat a quarter of their body weight in vegetation, burrow destructively and ravage waterways and ecosystems.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Once the eggs hatch, the maggots burrow into flesh in a corkscrew motion, which is how the insect got its name.
From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025
The building stretches far above our heads, its 400 million pounds suspended by 14 fan-shaped steel columns that pierce the lobby’s marble floor and burrow into Manhattan’s bedrock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
They both instantly burrow into me, Aurora at my shoulder and Bryce’s head driving into my stomach.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
Vocabulary lists containing burrow
"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (1950)
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50 Great Words from The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon
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James and the Giant Peach
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