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Recent Examples of hole up
The locale he’s holed up in isn’t horrible, either.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 25 June 2025
In the early ‘80s, the King of New Jersey holed up in a small house in the Hollywood Hills.
—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
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 25 June 2025
In the early ‘80s, the King of New Jersey holed up in a small house in the Hollywood Hills.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hole up
Verb
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But unlike other technologies, AI doesn’t hide its default bias.—
Pia Lauritzen,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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More than a month after the shooting, police located the vehicle Orona had driven, hidden on a Buckeye property owned by his girlfriend’s family.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
20 July 2025
Verb
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This potential baby planet lurks at the base of one of the disk's spiral arms.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
21 July 2025
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The threat of zebra mussels has always lurked over Colorado’s borders.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
20 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 30 Jul. 2025.
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