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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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2
as in pit
a sunken area forming a separate space
dig a hole big enough to plant the tree
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3
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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4
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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5
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
Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
The bone was found to be raw, unworked, except for a single hole piercing its entire length.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Drill holes in the bottom of recycling containers that are left outdoors.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 29 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Here were the polished pine floors; there, the guest house; and beyond the trees, his favorite fishing hole.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
The bone was found to be raw, unworked, except for a single hole piercing its entire length.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
The Norwegian made three consecutive birdies starting at the 4th, added another at 16, and capped the day by holing a 40-foot eagle putt at the last.
—Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Drill holes in the bottom of recycling containers that are left outdoors.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hole
Noun
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In Mint, Regan has widened the aperture and secured a buzzy cast, including a rare TV acting performance from Ben Coyle-Larner AKA hip-hop star Loyle Carner.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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These Celestron Skymaster 20x80 binoculars let in enough light for regular skywatching, thanks to their massive 80mm apertures.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Outside, guests can relax by the fire pits, stroll along the river, and, in the evening, enjoy a complimentary wine and beer reception.—
Lauren Jones,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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More than 200 pits have already been identified on the moon’s surface, and in 2024, NASA confirmed the presence of a large underground cavity.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Oct. 2025
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So, despite their predicament, these operators remain hopeful that circumstances will change soon enough, even if now the path is unclear.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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Athletic Club are in a similar predicament.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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With Njoku possibly missing time, Harold Fannin (who has received the most targets this season with 14) could benefit greatly and is an easy dump-off for Gabriel.—
Jess Bryant,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Our new favorite dump cake tastes like a cross between a gooey pecan pie and a buttery, cakey cobbler.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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To bring it to the next level, his team aims to collaborate with clinical physicians, comparing the diagnosis outputs from machine-learning models and human doctors to identify the differences and performance gaps.—
Eve Lu,
Scientific American,
8 Oct. 2025
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Although research from the Pew Research Center finds that the gender pay gap has narrowed in the last decade, women still earn 85% of the wages men do.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
8 Oct. 2025
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New York — The rat’s nest of AI partnerships just got a bit more tangled.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Brood parasites such as cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds’ nests, tricking the hosts into caring for their offspring at the expense of their own.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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But carpe diem for Egbuka, who is a massive enough talent to step into this void and withstand extra defensive attention.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Aiming to fill a void in the female nerd and nerds of color space on screen, filmmaker Cheyenne Ewulu followed the bat signal.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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While cracks and surface defects caused by traffic and environmental stress are easy to spot, detecting micro-cracks and damage in the lower layers still requires drilling and extracting core samples.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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Drill and drill adjacent artists like G Herbo and Lil Durk at time reflect the traumatic toll of the streets; artists like Chance and noname provide a sober-eyed view of the external fallout.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hole. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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