Strip-mine

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of strip mine. alt-of, alternative
Verb
  1. 1
    To mine by creating a strip mine, usually for coal or tar sands.

    "The decision to strip-mine was opposed by environmentalists."

  2. 2
    To use up all the resources of something. figuratively

    "This is what success looks like in the creator economy: A group of friends becomes a cast of characters, strip-mines lives and relationships for content and, in the process, turns into a corporation, with payroll to process and liabilities to consider."

Synonyms

All synonyms
open pit mineopen-pit mineopencast mineopencast minesurface minesurface-mine

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"The decision to strip-mine was opposed by environmentalists."

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