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Recent Examples of airhole
When handling a possum (or any wild mammal), wear protective gloves and place the animal gently in a secure container like a box with a lid and air holes.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Each container comes with a lid that has a silicone sealing ring around the perimeter and a sealed air hole to keep everything fresh.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
Chandler gets awfully cozy in his new digs (just don't cover his air hole).
—Gretchen Hansen, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
There are also air holes with grommets and air fresheners in it so your sweaty climbing shoes don't get super stank.
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 22 Oct. 2025
About 7 or 8 pieces in the middle had the big holes and to each side there were others that a bit smaller air holes.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Each container comes with a lid that has a silicone sealing ring around the perimeter and a sealed air hole to keep everything fresh.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
Chandler gets awfully cozy in his new digs (just don't cover his air hole).
—Gretchen Hansen, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
There are also air holes with grommets and air fresheners in it so your sweaty climbing shoes don't get super stank.
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 22 Oct. 2025
About 7 or 8 pieces in the middle had the big holes and to each side there were others that a bit smaller air holes.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airhole
Noun
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In fact, Singer Island was once the north end of Palm Beach, until dredging created an inlet that separates the two island.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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As waves and ocean currents carried sand from northern barrier islands over decades, the inlet shifted south, closing the breach between the two islands.—
Jack Prator,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Over the course of the season, Tommy and his father slowly tighten their bond, a process punctuated with darkly comic lines that both puncture and reflect Thornton’s and Elliott’s undeniable chemistry and gravitas.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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However, that mindset wasn't always the case for Shiffrin, who suffered a violent crash during a giant slalom (GS) Women's World Cup race in November 2024 that resulted in a five-centimeter deep puncture wound to her abdomen, just one millimeter shy of her colon.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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DiNapoli's office also said people wait months for their initial response or intake appointments.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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High dairy intake is also associated with adverse health effects including a higher risk of prostate cancer, Willett, who is also a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, said.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As of Monday evening, some entrances to the mall had been blocked by chainlink fences.—
Lesley Marin,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Other features include an entrance plaza, a new seventy-four-seat forum, an enlarged seventh-floor sky room, and three new elevators, to improve circulation.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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His pinhole view of both markets and states leaves little room for the more complicated, sometimes antagonistic interplay between them.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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While lasers aren't the most energy-efficient tools, the beam vaporizes a mere pinhole of ice, meaning the drill uses far less total power than electric heaters.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The new species was identified by its coloring, scale arrangement, body proportions, finger and toe pads, pores and other subtle physical features, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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My skin looks like skin, albeit more radiant, and my pores, while hidden, can breathe.—
Taylor Rock,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The singer and actress showed up in a shimmering gold Elie Saab dress that had a chest-baring neckline and keyhole design.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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The little black dress included a keyhole cutout on the bodice near the bustline and a formfitting silhouette with a midi hemline.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
8 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The wormhole concept is explained in the fifth season of Stranger Things when science teacher Scott Clarke — played by Randy Havens –– tries to get his class interested in it.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
31 Dec. 2025
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The Upside Down is not a mirror dimension, but actually a wormhole/bridge to a separate dystopian world, The Abyss, which breeds all the Demogorgons and Demodogs.—
Carrie Wittmer,
Glamour,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Airhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airhole. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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