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Recent Examples of hole up
Meanwhile, widow Marta and her teenage daughter Rosa slave away in the kitchen, clean the threadbare bedrooms, and assuage the guests who seem to have holed up there permanently to ride out the war.
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Erik Morse, Vogue, 26 June 2025
After a whirlwind romance, the couple elopes, holing up in sumptuous style at Ivan’s familial manse in Brooklyn.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
The industry struggled to find the language to convey to fans that, like the Beatles, the two studio explorers were holed up improvising new recording techniques and increasingly disinterested in being performing entities.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 June 2025
In a week or two, the tracker snake will hopefully be holed up with another large female.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
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Erik Morse, Vogue, 26 June 2025
After a whirlwind romance, the couple elopes, holing up in sumptuous style at Ivan’s familial manse in Brooklyn.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
The industry struggled to find the language to convey to fans that, like the Beatles, the two studio explorers were holed up improvising new recording techniques and increasingly disinterested in being performing entities.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 June 2025
In a week or two, the tracker snake will hopefully be holed up with another large female.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hole up
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Extraterrestrial Easter Eggs and Fun Facts – Uncover the references and characters from some of your favorite Pixar films hidden throughout Elio, along with other fun facts.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The garden is located in a large area in the middle of the hotel's main gardens, but still hidden.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The moon will sweep close to the Pleiades open star cluster in the early morning hours of Aug. 16-17, with the ice giant Uranus lurking unseen nearby.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Large air vents hinted at Prodigy Corp’s lax security, perfect for lurking aliens.—
Daron James,
IndieWire,
13 Aug. 2025
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Spoilers lie beyond that, so mum’s the word on what transpires.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The teaser for part 2 that plays after the credits shows Wednesday in a coma, lying in a hospital bed, so fans can definitely expect more from her in part 2.—
Jane LaCroix,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hole%20up. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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