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

2 of 2

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
American forces targeted two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island on Sunday, reportedly killing three, saying that Tehran intended to launch rockets carrying sea mines into the Hormuz Strait. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 Iran however said a supertanker that had caught fire over the weekend had struck two naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, bringing it to a halt. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 Iranian forces were preparing to fire rockets from Larak Island, in the country’s south, that would have dispersed sea mines into the strait, said Navy Capt. — Alex Horton, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2026 Forces with the Revolutionary Guard Corps were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the strait, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to detail sensitive military movements. — Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026 Compass Minerals and Morton Salt, which are both headquartered in Overland Park, own and operate Canadian mines and transfer salt across the border. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026 But Bernard’s move is a gambit, meant to create a distraction while the Mechanical guerrillas set off dynamite charges in the mines, for reasons as yet unrevealed. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 Here’s more from Food writer Susan Selasky who traveled to the hub of the salt mines to understand Diamond Crystal's method for manufacturing salt. — Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Completed in 1880 as part of the race to reach Leadville’s rich silver mines, the line once served as a major passenger and freight corridor through the Rocky Mountains. — Jocelyn Rowley, Denver Post, 25 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
  • Hospitals are major repositories of addictive substances that can also be crucial medical treatments.
    — Alexandra Byrne, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026
  • This may mean that information on the capabilities and limitations of updates are delivered to all users via YouTube–like tutorials and new, highly effective AI prompts are shared and stored via GitHub-like knowledge repositories.
    — Emelia S. Probasco, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of repositories
Noun
  • 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
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  • More than 900,000 people have been displaced, while the region’s gold mines draw workers from a wide area.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The governor said armed groups could be using the fires to distract law enforcement from a strategic area where criminal groups profit from gold mines.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of gold mines
Verb
  • The hydrogen peroxide treatment then attacks the remaining dye-cotton linkages and removes residual color.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The stories of two high schoolers, Jules and Quinn, entwine on May 1, the day a serial killer attacks one of them.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of attacks
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
Definition of traps

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