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Recent Examples of hole up
Klæbo acknowledged that some of his race-winning efforts exhausted him, including one that left him holed up in his hotel room playing video games the day afterward.
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Nathaniel Herz, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
Kewan Lacy, the nation’s third-leading rusher, burst through a hole up the middle for a 73-yard touchdown run on the first play of the second quarter — the longest run allowed by Miami’s defense since 2018.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Kewan Lacy, the nation’s third-leading rusher, burst through a hole up the middle for a 73-yard touchdown run on the first play of the second quarter — the longest run against the Miami defense since 2018.
—John Marshall, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Kewan Lacy, the nation’s third-leading rusher, burst through a hole up the middle for a 73-yard touchdown run on the first play of the second quarter — the longest run allowed by Miami’s defense since 2018.
—Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Nathaniel Herz, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
Kewan Lacy, the nation’s third-leading rusher, burst through a hole up the middle for a 73-yard touchdown run on the first play of the second quarter — the longest run allowed by Miami’s defense since 2018.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Kewan Lacy, the nation’s third-leading rusher, burst through a hole up the middle for a 73-yard touchdown run on the first play of the second quarter — the longest run against the Miami defense since 2018.
—John Marshall, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Kewan Lacy, the nation’s third-leading rusher, burst through a hole up the middle for a 73-yard touchdown run on the first play of the second quarter — the longest run allowed by Miami’s defense since 2018.
—Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hole up
Verb
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Living together made hiding harder.—
Jennifer Wolfgram,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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This information is conveyed by a hilariously avant-garde Poulter, playing the store’s manager, who dyes his hair to match each monochromatic scheme and hides his nefariousness behind a company policy that requires techno music to be played at maximum volume at all times.—
Jada Yuan,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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Jokic has fed him hundreds of alley-oops late in games when Gordon has lurked in the short corner, behind the last line of defense.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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The media’s interest in the couple was at a fever pitch that summer, and leaked details would surely mean paparazzi lurking outside of their venue.—
Kate Storey,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2026
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Much of the crowd began to huddle behind tables and bars or lie against the ground.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Mar. 2026
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Supplies stacked in the bare cell where Mitchell once lay dying.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hole%20up. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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