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Recent Examples of hole up
Families can find cabins that accommodate large groups, while couples can hole up in smaller, more romantic accommodations built for two.
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Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2026
Pouya Akhgari, 22, is holed up in a family house with aunts and cousins in a village 200 kilometers (120 miles) from his home in the capital, Tehran.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
But in tennis, a sport without a clock, the player who is ahead and carrying the weight of expectation cannot just hole up and defend.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Drilling into your home’s exterior is rarely a good idea, and patching any holes up is an absolute must.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 26 Feb. 2026
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Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2026
Pouya Akhgari, 22, is holed up in a family house with aunts and cousins in a village 200 kilometers (120 miles) from his home in the capital, Tehran.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
But in tennis, a sport without a clock, the player who is ahead and carrying the weight of expectation cannot just hole up and defend.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Drilling into your home’s exterior is rarely a good idea, and patching any holes up is an absolute must.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hole up
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Controversial school policies hiding students’ gender transitions from parents remains a ripe issue the Supreme Court should take up, activists argue, despite the justices already handing parents a win in an emergency docket case on the matter earlier this month.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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But her lover, the increasingly controlling and unhinged army corporal Don José, is gradually dimished to lurking in the shadows and hiding in crowds.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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But her lover, the increasingly controlling and unhinged army corporal Don José, is gradually dimished to lurking in the shadows and hiding in crowds.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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What’s playing on that magical cranial monitor, however, is one half of the shadow self that lurks behind all of Yes‘ provocations.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2026
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The truth of this season lies not in the defense, Jaylen Waddle’s fit, a grizzly bear schedule or Bo Nix’s ankle.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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The cave lies deep within a remote national park, accessible only by trekking through dense jungle for a day and a half.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hole%20up. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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