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Recent Examples of hole up
In the early ‘80s, the King of New Jersey holed up in a small house in the Hollywood Hills.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 24 June 2025
With a second wave of New Babylon forces marching through Manhattan, Maggie, Negan, and Armstrong holed up in apartment and ended the season with a joint proclamation.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 23 June 2025
Across the region, once-busy parks, shops and businesses have emptied as undocumented residents and their families hole up at home in fear.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
The competition is stiff, starting with Hugo, played by Jason Schwartzman, the owner of the mansion where they’re holed up.
—Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 28 May 2025
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 24 June 2025
With a second wave of New Babylon forces marching through Manhattan, Maggie, Negan, and Armstrong holed up in apartment and ended the season with a joint proclamation.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 23 June 2025
Across the region, once-busy parks, shops and businesses have emptied as undocumented residents and their families hole up at home in fear.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
The competition is stiff, starting with Hugo, played by Jason Schwartzman, the owner of the mansion where they’re holed up.
—Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hole up
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Eight airports in different states appeared to have dropped the requirement, in place since 2006 after a British man in 2001 attempted to destroy an airliner with explosives hidden in a shoe.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
8 July 2025
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The Transportation Security Administration adopted the no-shoes rule in 2006 after a British man boarded a 2001 American Airlines flight with explosives hidden in a shoe.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
8 July 2025
Verb
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These brief Charley moments are frankly much more dynamic than any repetitive scene of Dexter lurking around his son.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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The incident comes as paranoia surrounding the possibility of a serial killer lurking within the New England region grips the area following a series of unexplained deaths in recent months.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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The islands of Aruba and Curaçao, for example, lie outside the hurricane belt, offering a reliable escape even at the height of hurricane season.—
Skye Sherman,
Travel + Leisure,
15 July 2025
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The challenge lies in the complexity of digital evidence and the legitimate privacy concerns that fuel resistance.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hole%20up. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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