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Recent Examples of posthole
In 2013, his team uncovered thousands more ancient postholes, some from 11 circular structures cut into the bedrock.
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Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
Upgrading Your Fence Game To install the screen, mark the post centers on the ground, and use a posthole digger or shovel to dig holes at least 30 in.
—Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 15 May 2021
Setting the Posts Use a posthole digger to dig the holes.
—Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 23 Oct. 2020
Magazine reviewers were generally favorable to the first Bronco, but there’s a reason the truck became a rural workhorse with an accessories catalog full of snowplows and posthole diggers.
—Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 12 July 2020
Nearby, the remains of postholes mark the ghostly outlines of two longhouses.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 3 Dec. 2019
For more than an hour, the three humans dig postholes in the hard dirt, put up a fence and prepare the goats’ meal.
—Rachel Manteuffel, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2019
Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
Upgrading Your Fence Game To install the screen, mark the post centers on the ground, and use a posthole digger or shovel to dig holes at least 30 in.
—Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 15 May 2021
Setting the Posts Use a posthole digger to dig the holes.
—Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 23 Oct. 2020
Magazine reviewers were generally favorable to the first Bronco, but there’s a reason the truck became a rural workhorse with an accessories catalog full of snowplows and posthole diggers.
—Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 12 July 2020
Nearby, the remains of postholes mark the ghostly outlines of two longhouses.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 3 Dec. 2019
For more than an hour, the three humans dig postholes in the hard dirt, put up a fence and prepare the goats’ meal.
—Rachel Manteuffel, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for posthole
Noun
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He was then buried in a makeshift grave with his body beng found in 2021 after an excavation search.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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With further excavations, researchers could uncover a site with more historical layers preserved and examine the archaeological record that predates this find.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Smoke fills the screen and, within seconds, a crater emerges.—
Rozina Ali,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2025
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Perseverance, about the size of a car, captured the whirling twisters in January about a month after completing an arduous trek from the bottom of the crater up to its rim.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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After years of misery in the prestige-TV trenches, Doctor Odyssey himself just wants to have fun.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
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British soldiers were among those winding their way around trenches in Romania with designs lifted from the battlefields of Ukraine.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Foxes with tails that float behind them, light as scarves, frolic in a ditch.—
Sarah Matusek,
Christian Science Monitor,
4 Apr. 2025
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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.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Case’s drilling concept generates the force needed for the tip from the peristaltic segments within the borehole.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Mar. 2025
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Next, the team scanned the borehole with gamma rays.—
Brent Crane,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But Healey controls taxpayer dollars where the rubber meets the road — or where our tires meet the potholes.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2025
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The big picture: Pennsylvania ranks 11th among states with the worst pothole problems, per a USA Today analysis Potholes are among the most complained about nuisances to Philly's 311 line.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In such instances, their end game appears to be either to steal data or burrow into victims’ IT environments to launch a future attack—or a mix of both.—
Anand Oswal,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Iguanas dig burrows under the foundations of homes, buildings, seawalls, canal banks, dams, and pretty much everywhere else.—
Alan Clemons,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There are desert badlands, frosty tundra, underwater temples, shipwrecks, lush caves teeming with life, and much more.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2025
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But the Danes cave at Lansing’s chilling suggestion.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Posthole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posthole. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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