foxhole

noun

Definition of foxholenext
as in bunker

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Recent Examples of foxhole In foxholes, trenches and treelines along the contact line, Shyriaiev said his unit is focused on their day-to-day survival. — David Brennan, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2025 Or maybe the integrity thing to do would be to stay in it and keep fighting in the foxhole. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025 Thune and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are too deep in their respective partisan foxholes to cut any deal. — 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 See All Example Sentences for foxhole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foxhole
  1. bunker
  2. pit
  3. dugout
  4. mine
  5. shelter
Noun
  • The wind was so severe on the par-3 16th that his chip 7-iron to a front pin wound up going into a back bunker some 35 yards long.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Saxon testified that West planned to turn the luxury beachfront home, designed by prize-winning Japanese architect Tadao Ando, into an off-the-grid bunker.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of bunker
Noun
  • For colder months, a fire pit or propane heater stored and used safely, plus heated blankets, can keep the area in play.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
  • For year-round use, add shade with sail shades, pergolas or umbrellas, and plan for cold weather with a fire pit or propane heater (stored and used safely) plus heated blankets.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of pit
Noun
  • Rays third baseman Junior Caminero screamed in the dugout after Milwaukee had rallied to tie the game.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • An artillery crew soldier from the Separate Rifle Battalion of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region prepares shells for a 155-mm Bosnian M94 howitzer in a dugout during a combat mission in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on October 15, 2026.
    — Anastasiia Parafeniuk, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of dugout
Noun
  • There is also the concern that AI strip-mines content without compensating its creators.
    — Mark Schilling, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The operator of one of Mongolia’s largest copper mines said Thursday its exports of copper concentrate to China have dropped by about 70% in the past two weeks due to restrictions at a border crossing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of mine
Noun
  • Marxt filmed fires, firefighters, inside a shelter (with a sign highlighting that there was no access for media) and more.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In November 2021, crew members took shelter inside their spacecraft after a Russian anti-satellite weapons test created a dangerous cloud of debris.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of shelter

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“Foxhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foxhole. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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