Meaning & use
Excavating
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Digging out and removing earth, especially to create a hole, expose something buried, or carefully uncover archaeological remains.
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The crew spent weeks excavating the foundation for the new building.
Archaeologists are excavating a site believed to contain Roman artifacts.
A note on using this word
Used both for construction work and archaeological digs, though the careful, methodical sense is stronger in archaeology.
Words with a similar meaning
diggingunearthing
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Words with an opposite meaning
buryingfilling in
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