chuckhole

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Recent Examples of chuckhole To stay safe, the duo fixes chuckholes on side streets during times when traffic is light. Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 7 Apr. 2018 The famously libertarian Swanson, played by actor Nick Offerman, cut through the bureaucratic red tape and shoveled asphalt into the chuckholes himself. Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 7 Apr. 2018 To stay safe, the duo fixes chuckholes on side streets during times when traffic is light. Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 7 Apr. 2018 The famously libertarian Swanson, played by actor Nick Offerman, cut through the bureaucratic red tape and shoveled asphalt into the chuckholes himself. Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 7 Apr. 2018 To stay safe, the duo fixes chuckholes on side streets during times when traffic is light. USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2018 The famously libertarian Swanson, played by actor Nick Offerman, cut through the bureaucratic red tape and shoveled asphalt into the chuckholes himself. Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 7 Apr. 2018 The famously libertarian Swanson, played by actor Nick Offerman, cut through the bureaucratic red tape and shoveled asphalt into the chuckholes himself. USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2018 Warren and Lang — and sometimes up to five of their friends — spend their spare time fixing some of the worst chuckholes on side streets. Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 7 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chuckhole
Noun
  • The most popular months for the park’s one million annual visitors, this is also the season when wildlife is most active; animals like alligators, deer, and wading birds congregate around lingering water holes.
    Matt Kirouac, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The water hole was surrounded by palm trees and sand dunes during the late Cretaceous period, but since then, the environment has changed drastically.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Forgettable seasons usually include two things: boring football and expectations that crater during September.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • That location has steep slopes and quite a bit of dust; other craters with flatter slopes and less dust exhibit fewer streaks.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Germany spent the equivalent of more than a quarter of a billion euro on its own version in the late 80s, but the German Continental Deep Drilling Program, or KTB borehole, only got to 9,101 m (29,859 ft) before terminating.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025
  • State officials have said that the first facilities to divert water in the Strawberry Creek watershed were built in 1929, and the system expanded over the years as additional boreholes were drilled into the mountainside.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Stay informed and follow these tips from the NWS to ensure safety during heavy rainfall: Beware of swollen waterways: Avoid parking or walking in close proximity to culverts or drainage ditches, as the swiftly moving water during heavy rain can potentially carry you away.
    Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 3 July 2025
  • The driver of the minivan, a 49-year-old man, was found in a ditch off the road with minor injuries.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Politicians and observers gathered for the ceremony held in the ancient cave of Casene near the town of Sulaymaniyah, where about 30 men and women from the militant group placed their weapons in a large cauldron that was later set on fire.
    Gul Tuysuz, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
  • In The Rescue, Thai cave divers were spotlighted over the Indigenous local volunteers who led much of the initial effort.
    Time, Time, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • For drinking water, this recommendation is different since consumers are attaining their water from public community drinking water entities or their own private well.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
  • In 2000, a glass jar holding four decayed human teeth was discovered in an old well at what had been Gauguin’s final home, on Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The Nankai megathrust zone lies only 40 to 60 miles off the densely populated hubs of Osaka and Nagoya and the Tōkai industrial belt—and the area’s trench geometry happens to aim tsunamis straight at the shore.
    Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 9 July 2025
  • Archaeologists found storage trenches, part of a defensive wall, sections of a key road, the outlines of soldiers’ homes and numerous pits, officials said.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Venables has taken the Sooners to three non-playoff bowl games − the Cheez-It, Alamo and Armed Forces bowls − and lost them all.
    Chase Goodbread, The Tennessean, 10 July 2025
  • Transfer 2 tablespoons of this mixture to the bowl with the shrimp legs, then pour the rest into the bowl of shrimp bodies.
    Greg Chelmis, Saveur, 10 July 2025

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“Chuckhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuckhole. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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