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Recent Examples of foxhole
Thune and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are too deep in their respective partisan foxholes to cut any deal.
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Imagine sitting in a cafe or a foxhole or a government office in Ukraine on Friday, watching those first scenes in Anchorage.
—Tom Nagorski, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
Mavics with simple drop hardware rain down grenades on enemy positions with deadly precision, dropping munitions into foxholes and trenches or vehicle hatches.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Instead infantry soldiers squeeze into foxholes in groups of two or three.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Imagine sitting in a cafe or a foxhole or a government office in Ukraine on Friday, watching those first scenes in Anchorage.
—Tom Nagorski, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
Mavics with simple drop hardware rain down grenades on enemy positions with deadly precision, dropping munitions into foxholes and trenches or vehicle hatches.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Instead infantry soldiers squeeze into foxholes in groups of two or three.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foxhole
Noun
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The Hilton later remedied that by constructing a bunker-like garage with a secure door, so the president is not exposed.—
Katrina Kaufman,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Facing an awkward bunker shot from 35 yards to a back pin where a miss long is death, Matt proceeded to knock it to 14 inches.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Keeping with the down-home vibe, there are fire pits, a vegetable garden, and a communal lodge hangout space.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
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The council also wants to expand open-flame restrictions such as outdoor barbecuing and use of fire pits during red flag warnings.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
8 May 2026
Noun
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But the call on the field stood and San Francisco pitcher Adrian Houser, who wasn't in the game, and director of pitching Frank Anderson were ejected for arguing the call from the dugout.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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Saarloos argued with multiple umpires, then went back to the dugout to grab a leather bag before making a slow walk to the exit in center field.—
Jim Barnes
May 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 May 2026
Noun
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But tribal opponents disagree that those requirements were met and said drilling projects are often a first step leading to future mines.—
Sarah Raza,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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The Sierra Fund treated a mine site with biochar, a carbon-rich form of charcoal that can bind to mercury, containing it in place.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Wu’s office said the veterans department will continue to provide core services to all qualifying veterans and provide financial and medical assistance to qualifying veterans and their dependents with limited incomes for food, shelter, clothing, and medical care, as required by state law.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2026
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This rock hollowed out by erosion and walled up with stones was likely used by shepherds as a shelter near the historic Sardinian village of Tempio Pausania.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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“Foxhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foxhole. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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