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Recent Examples of hole up
With few, if any, holes up front or on the back end, the Hurricanes are a very hard team to match up against.
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The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 3 May 2025
At first, he was holed up on some fishing boat in Alaska.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025
Ziemer, a PhD student and teacher at the university, was already holed up in a conference room on the third floor of an academic building with her coworkers and faculty from another program who let them in for shelter.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Everyone was there, holed up in some random hotel room, all just staring at her.
—Alex Ross, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 3 May 2025
At first, he was holed up on some fishing boat in Alaska.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025
Ziemer, a PhD student and teacher at the university, was already holed up in a conference room on the third floor of an academic building with her coworkers and faculty from another program who let them in for shelter.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Everyone was there, holed up in some random hotel room, all just staring at her.
—Alex Ross, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hole up
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Though Polish presidential candidates often stand as individuals, rather than representatives of a party, there is little hiding their affiliations, and each major party historically endorses and campaigns for a candidate.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
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Ukraine was able to smuggle drones deep into Russia by hiding them in the tops of flatbed trucks, which parked near military bases before the drones lifted off to attack planes on the runway.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
2 June 2025
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Some are found lurking in remote corners of the world, while others have been hiding right under our noses.—
Real-Time news team,
Miami Herald,
25 May 2025
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Though research isn’t conclusive, studies suggest regularly consuming these sweeteners could mess with your microbiome, reducing your levels of supportive gut bugs while elevating the numbers of not-so-beneficial bacteria lurking therein.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
23 May 2025
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Read Next: The Best Bass Flies As the bug lay silent on the water, a sullen chug echoed out of the darkness and Larry’s rod, silhouetted against the night sky, sprang into a dancing arc.—
Ted Janes,
Outdoor Life,
29 May 2025
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While Saudi Arabia may be looking to acquire 100 jets, the UAE's interest lies in the program itself, with potential for joint platform development, according to Forbes.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hole%20up. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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