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Recent Examples of shovel
Here's why shoveling a deck is an important wintertime chore, according to the pros.
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Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
The puck ended up at the top of the crease and Parker Kelly was able to shovel it past Lightning defenseman Declan Carlile trying to play goalie with Vasilevskiy out of position.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Today, a neighbor’s son, visiting for the holidays, just started shoveling my walk without consulting me.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
But when the clock strikes 12, some will start shoveling grapes into their mouths while sitting under a table, while others will make sure to wear the right color underwear to make sure their New Year's resolutions come true.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
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But Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to Arkansans.—
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Kittitas County officials told Fox News Digital on Sunday that one of the deceased was partially buried by the avalanche, and his surviving companions tried to dig him out.—
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Among them, a hominin femur that was excavated from the cave bears teeth marks.—
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Recovering lost cultural history Malawi was a British colony when Hora 1 was first excavated in 1950, a time when archaeology seemed more like treasure hunting than science, Thompson said.—
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“Shovel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shovel. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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