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Recent Examples of hole up
Now on the run after escaping from prison, Manchester holes up in a local Toys R’ Us for several months.
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Katherine Singh, Refinery29, 9 Sep. 2025
Away from a filthy Superdome and Convention Center where they had been holed up for days.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
McCartney is seen in this footage, holed up on a remote farm in Scotland with his wife Linda and their kids along with some sheep and horses.
—Caleb Hammond, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
But officers never tried to open the doors to where the shooter was holed up with his victims, dead and alive, until the final breach, instead waiting for keys or tools to break in.
—Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
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Katherine Singh, Refinery29, 9 Sep. 2025
Away from a filthy Superdome and Convention Center where they had been holed up for days.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
McCartney is seen in this footage, holed up on a remote farm in Scotland with his wife Linda and their kids along with some sheep and horses.
—Caleb Hammond, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
But officers never tried to open the doors to where the shooter was holed up with his victims, dead and alive, until the final breach, instead waiting for keys or tools to break in.
—Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hole up
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Cases of stowaways hiding in wheel wells are rare but not unprecedented — and survival is rarer still.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
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Waters can hide rocks, trees and debris.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Derry, Maine, may have the facade of a quaint, picturesque town, but with Pennywise lurking below, its residents would likely argue otherwise.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
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Federal authorities said the man lurking behind the cyclone fence was Routh.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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Javice was convicted of fraud in March for lying about her financial aid startup, and prosecutors had requested a 12-year sentence.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
29 Sep. 2025
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The celebratory luxury at the nostalgic Parisian bistro lies, however, in the pâté en croûte, pommes soufflées with caviar, the île flottante, and most of all, the tête de veau ravigote.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hole%20up. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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