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Recent Examples of chuckhole
The famously libertarian Swanson, played by actor Nick Offerman, cut through the bureaucratic red tape and shoveled asphalt into the chuckholes himself.
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USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2018
Warren and Lang — and sometimes up to five of their friends — spend their spare time fixing some of the worst chuckholes on side streets.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 7 Apr. 2018
USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2018
Warren and Lang — and sometimes up to five of their friends — spend their spare time fixing some of the worst chuckholes on side streets.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 7 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chuckhole
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For them, luxury is watching elephants drink at the water hole under moonlight or waking up to hear lion roars in the distance.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The water hole was surrounded by palm trees and sand dunes during the late Cretaceous period, but since then, the environment has changed drastically.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Schrodinger basin, a large impact crater near the moon’s south pole, shows evidence of geologically recent volcanic activity.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
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Her mind was blurry and her heart felt like a deep crater with something lurking at the bottom of it.—
Mary Gaitskill,
New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2026
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In November, the team drilled a borehole about three kilometres deep, setting a depth record for the agency.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
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Despite the large swath of the Midcontinent Rift through Iowa, Clark said the state geological survey, housed at the University of Iowa, has only 24 borehole samples that were drilled deep enough, and in the right location, to intersect the basalt of the Midcontinent Rift.—
Cami Koons,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
17 Feb. 2026
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First responders found the man face down in a ditch filled with water, officials said.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Instead, the women and their husbands found out about the data center project from speaking directly to the workers hired to move dirt and dig runoff ditches ahead of construction.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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Part of the Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark, this trail is a geological wonderland, boasting hexagonal rock columns and secret caves that wouldn't look out of place in a dinosaur's backyard.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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As the 14-year-old child of a poor family in 1858, Saint Bernadette experienced numerous apparitions of a young woman in a cave or grotto, seemingly the Virgin Mary, asking for a chapel to be built on the site.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This practice has contaminated farms, wells and food supplies in states across the country, often leaving farmers financially devastated and communities scrambling for clean drinking water.—
Peter Blair,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Feb. 2026
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The group has pushed to speed up capping idle wells.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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The district has 56 poles and 7,500 linear feet of overhead conversion to 11,165 linear feet of underground trench spanning 227 properties, according to a council agenda report.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Whether through bold color, like a crimson red trench, or thoughtful updates to classic silhouettes, such as their bestselling scarf coat with wraparound fringing (as seen here on Bergdorf Goodman’s Linda Fargo), the label knows how to balance statement with wearability.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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In a bowl or small bucket, combine warm water with ½ teaspoon of dye-free dish soap.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
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In a large bowl, whisk together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Chuckhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuckhole. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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