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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
Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
With the Cowboys having a dire need at the defensive tackle position, Clark fills an immediate hole.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
Justin Ray, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Good putting never fails at any U.S. Open, and Spaun holed five par putts ranging from 7 feet to 16 feet to go along with four birdies.
—Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
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Noun
Registration includes 18 holes of golf, entry for on-course individual and team contests, lunch, appetizers and two drink tickets.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
With the Cowboys having a dire need at the defensive tackle position, Clark fills an immediate hole.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
Spaun holed putts of 22, 40 and 64 feet all during his last seven holes played.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Good putting never fails at any U.S. Open, and Spaun holed five par putts ranging from 7 feet to 16 feet to go along with four birdies.
—Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hole
Noun
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Although no design has been settled upon yet, a round-ish mirror with a minimum aperture of 26 feet (eight meters) has been mooted.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Similarly, in astronomy, larger apertures, advances in photography and spectroscopy, the development of multi-wavelength astronomy beyond the visible light spectrum, and the first space telescopes all brought in new observational data that upended many pre-existing ideas.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
28 Aug. 2025
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The semi-autonomous NNSA is more than a decade into its attempt to restart core production; in 2014, Congress directed the agency to establish capacity to build at least 80 pits per year by 2030.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Recreations of the Tribal Council fire pit and voting confessional booth set the scene.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Talking about his predicament in a shaded wedge of grass near the center of Harvard Yard, Sial speaks with a mixture of passion, frustration and weariness, pushing back the shaggy hair that frequently falls over his eyes.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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All of that resonates with the predicament of Lily Bart.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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The photo dump included 13 images of Travis posing with loved ones, and seven of them featured an appearance from Swift.—
Sarah Jones,
People.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The solution, according to Curio, is in our toxic nuclear waste dumps.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For borrowers in their second or third year of college worried about getting across the finish line, Pierce recommends speaking with financial aid offices to access grants or cheaper loans to fill gaps.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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And Russia, already emboldened, will see the gap between rhetoric and capability as permanent.—
Brett Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, his day job may be entering a new phase as fledgling companies leave the nest and head off on their own — faster than new ones launch.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Before the reintroduction project, the last successful bald eagle nest in Indiana was seen in 1897.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Terron Armstead’s retirement and Calais Campbell’s departure to Arizona left a massive leadership void in the locker room.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Aug. 2025
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After Berk left the show, Jeremiah Brent joined the Fab Five with last year’s Season 9 to fill the interior design void.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
23 Aug. 2025
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Viewers were able to see a short clip of the bathroom, which was empty bar the CD player that had been drilled onto a wall.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Just recently, this administration has moved to bring wells 8 and 9 online for water production that were drilled around 2017.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hole. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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