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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 social fabric of Paradise, meanwhile, frays as the bunker deals with the aftermath of season one and new secrets are uncovered about the city’s origins.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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In Season 2, after finding out survivors — including his wife, Teri (Enuka Okuma) — remain in the outside world in the Season 1 finale, Xavier (Brown) embarks on a quest to find her, journeying out from the Paradise bunker for the first time since the planet’s destruction.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And the best way to get that track position is to leapfrog others on pit road.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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There’s al fresco dining for eight and a fire-pit meant for roasting s’mores.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Monday leaned down, grabbed the flag without breaking stride, and delivered it to pitcher Doug Rau in the dugout.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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Crisis averted, high-fives in the dugout for Hill.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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One of them is an old college friend of mine, Dan Corry, an English economist, who, since 1982, has attended eleven successive World Cups.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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There’s been an explosion at the mine in Ceylon, and 200 people are dead.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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Every day, about 300 people come to the center to rest, get their mail, wash, have some food or find out about shelter availability.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Nearly 70% also supported caps on rent increases, while 44% of voters wanted the city to focus on building short-term homeless shelters to get people off the streets, compared with 25% who wanted to focus on permanent housing with services.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Foxhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foxhole. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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