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Recent Examples of foxhole
He was wounded in both legs and left for three days in a foxhole during a brutal winter.
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Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
Tucked away in a field provided by local landowners, the site was filled with army vehicles, pup tents and foxholes.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The Americans set up machine guns on small round hilltops and dug foxholes in the snow.
—Jim Huylebroek, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Graves recalls sitting in a foxhole and suddenly wanting some hot chocolate.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
Tucked away in a field provided by local landowners, the site was filled with army vehicles, pup tents and foxholes.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The Americans set up machine guns on small round hilltops and dug foxholes in the snow.
—Jim Huylebroek, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Graves recalls sitting in a foxhole and suddenly wanting some hot chocolate.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foxhole
Noun
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From a military bunker, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said that 25,000 troops have been deployed to the western states of Táchira and Zulia, which border Colombia.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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All 600 employees made it to the nearby bunker, but 23 were injured.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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More David Cannon/Getty Images The Walker Cup pits teams comprised of the top 10 male amateur players from the United States and Great Britain and Ireland against each other.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Sep. 2025
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Trimeresurus nujiang, also known as the Nujiang green pit-viper, is a new arboreal, or tree-dwelling, snake species known only from the high-altitude evergreen forests that border the canyon in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, according to the study.—
Lauren Liebhaber
September 2,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Kevin Gausman threw a 53-pitch inning and fell down the dugout steps.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Even as a player, Cole remembers sitting in the dugout sometimes and thinking how much a game was dragging along.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Earlier this year, a titanium mine was slated for construction on the edge of Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp, an unusually diverse ecosystem that is home to some of the country’s most pristine wetlands.—
David Gelles,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Cameco is the best way to play the nuclear power resurgence with a business model that spans the value chain from uranium mines to reactors, according to the equity research firm CLSA.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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Eighteen students who fled from the shooting took shelter at a home just down the road, after an initial group of them pounded on the door asking for help, resident Don Cygan told 9News.—
Katie Langford,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Foxhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foxhole. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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