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as in aperture
a place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing
line up the pegs on section A with the holes in section B and press the two together
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as in pit
a sunken area forming a separate space
dig a hole big enough to plant the tree
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as in predicament
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
Bill dug himself into a hole by promising to be in two places at the same time
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as in dump
a dirty or messy place
when people see my room, they often ask, "How can you live in this hole?"
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as in gap
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)
found a hole in the chain-link fence big enough to squeeze through
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as in void
an incomplete or deficient area
there's a huge hole in your logic
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as in to drill
to make a hole or series of holes in
holed the target with a round of shots
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Recent Examples of hole
The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Corner Colton Hood’s selection in the second round, for example, attacked a gaping hole in the roster that Banks’ regression created.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026
Steak knives are one of those kitchen items that get pigeon-holed into the niche tool category thanks to their name.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The Broncos, though, are heading into preparations for the 2026 season with no obvious holes on the roster.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Corner Colton Hood’s selection in the second round, for example, attacked a gaping hole in the roster that Banks’ regression created.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
Verb
Fitzpatrick, who missed four birdie chances from inside 10 feet in a seven-hole stretch around the turn, holed a 30-foot birdie putt on the par-3 15th to take the lead, only for Lipsky — playing in the group behind him — to make a 7-foot birdie on the 14th to catch him.
—Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026
Steak knives are one of those kitchen items that get pigeon-holed into the niche tool category thanks to their name.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hole
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Turner wanted to dramatically widen the aperture of television news, envisioning shows about business, health, sports and other subject matter.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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Aside from the visible aperture in the character, its symbolism similarly lies in its phonetics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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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
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Our predicament was worsened by the motor-laden, vertically floating canoe that offered little support and would not be blown or pushed ashore, and by the loss of untethered life cushions and the lack of life jackets.—
Jim Hoagland,
Outdoor Life,
30 Apr. 2026
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Eddie Howe experienced a similar predicament and challenges on the financial front, with a desire for squad rejuvenation.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Two Argentine officials investigating the outbreak say the government’s leading hypothesis is that a Dutch couple contracted the virus during a bird-watching tour while visiting a garbage dump.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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The most likely explanation for the wave-off is that, after Barbashev’s dump-in, LaCombe might have hesitated, if only for a fateful moment, while Eichel went hard after the puck.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
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The new batch of money is separate from a $245 million pool of new funds officials already allocated to help close looming budget gaps.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Canadian reverse logistics company’s pathway-level data report details the limitations, trade-offs and infrastructure gaps that defining the sector—something Debrand likened to opening the black box of textile circularity.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The birds are known to leave their eggs in other females’ nests—outsourcing the parenting of the young to another bird.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
10 May 2026
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Defending nests is not a behavior such as is done by social wasps and hornets.—
Pamm Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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There’s a big void right now on the team.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Even before Newton, the aether was the name given to the void of space, where the planets and other celestial objects resided.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Koss, getting just his 14th plate appearance of the season, was drilled in the left shoulder area in the bottom of the ninth by Pittsburgh’s Cam Sanders and removed from the ballgame.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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Johannes then drilled a transition 3-pointer that got the home crowd fired up, though the Sun still managed to outscore the Liberty 23-21 in the third.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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“Hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hole. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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