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as in aperture
a place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing
line up the pegs on section A with the holes in section B and press the two together
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as in pit
a sunken area forming a separate space
dig a hole big enough to plant the tree
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as in predicament
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
Bill dug himself into a hole by promising to be in two places at the same time
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as in dump
a dirty or messy place
when people see my room, they often ask, "How can you live in this hole?"
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as in gap
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)
found a hole in the chain-link fence big enough to squeeze through
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as in void
an incomplete or deficient area
there's a huge hole in your logic
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as in to drill
to make a hole or series of holes in
holed the target with a round of shots
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Recent Examples of hole
Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Photos from the incident showed dozens of rescuers hovering over the narrow hole, which was roughly five feet wide, while lowering a ladder down to the man.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Korda ended her victory by holing a lengthy par putt and cannonballing into the pool installed off the 18th green at Memorial Park, alongside her team and family.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The golf course features 18 holes.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Photos from the incident showed dozens of rescuers hovering over the narrow hole, which was roughly five feet wide, while lowering a ladder down to the man.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
Verb
The flight attendants then attempted to solve the problem by shoving napkins inside the ceiling holes.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Korda ended her victory by holing a lengthy par putt and cannonballing into the pool installed off the 18th green at Memorial Park, alongside her team and family.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hole
Noun
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Low apertures can also help if devices are capable, as can wide-angle lenses on traditional cameras.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The only structural change has been the addition of three pyramidlike apertures to light the studio/living room.—
Constance W. Glenn,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
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As the first practice session kicks off, I am hosted by Aston Martin in their Loges VIP suite, which gives select guests a view of the garages, pit lane, and track.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2026
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Their pit was literally right out front.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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The Riverdale alum explains his character's complicated predicament, which leads to his unraveling.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 June 2026
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That would have been a real predicament.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Schroder said the wood chips are used as a base material in Summit County's compost program, which is then sold and used to help offset costs at the dump.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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The proximity between the film’s commercial premiere and January’s Epstein file dump simply gives the impression of timeliness when, in fact, its subject matter is timeless.—
Andy Crump,
IndieWire,
15 June 2026
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Related Stories The central tension running through his presentation was a per-capita gap that remains vast.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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Compare that to what Qatar has built at Paris Saint-Germain — a Champions League infrastructure and a global brand — and the gap between ambition and results is clear.—
Wael Mahdi,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
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However, such planets may fly the nest quite quickly.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 June 2026
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Tend your nest, and let safety spark soft strength within.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Having personally felt this void after running top creative agencies and pursuing extreme adventures, Travis created a global network.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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It’s led to the club relying on young pitchers to fill the void.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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The crisis was certainly good for oil companies, but the really booming corner of the business was trading, not drilling; European majors outshone their US competitors in first-quarter earnings because of their robust trading desks.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
18 June 2026
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Crews there working with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) are drilling hundreds of feet into the ground this month to locate the chemicals' source.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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“Hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hole. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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