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Recent Examples of hole up
Canes defenders gave Notre Dame receivers too much cushion in coverage, the interior of the defense allowed too many holes up the middle and linebacker Mohamed Toure busted coverage on Eli Raridon’s 65-yard catch and run, setting up Carr’s 7-yard run for the tying touchdown.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Days after that Newport whirlwind, Goodman holed up in a coffee shop in Midtown Manhattan to while away the hours before opening for Patty Griffin at Sony Hall by reflecting on Newport and the weeks since Planting by the Signs hit streaming sites and record stores.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
Quick and decisive in the middle of the Pondo defense, the 5-foot-11, 190-pound senior has the power to shed blockers and plug holes up front, and the speed to track down ball-carriers on the edge.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
In those days, Inigo and I would spend long hours, too, holed up in my student digs or in Inigo’s room at GRS discussing art and books, film and theatre, politics, even opera.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Days after that Newport whirlwind, Goodman holed up in a coffee shop in Midtown Manhattan to while away the hours before opening for Patty Griffin at Sony Hall by reflecting on Newport and the weeks since Planting by the Signs hit streaming sites and record stores.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
Quick and decisive in the middle of the Pondo defense, the 5-foot-11, 190-pound senior has the power to shed blockers and plug holes up front, and the speed to track down ball-carriers on the edge.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
In those days, Inigo and I would spend long hours, too, holed up in my student digs or in Inigo’s room at GRS discussing art and books, film and theatre, politics, even opera.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hole up
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Phillips died in a police shootout on Monday, after officers were alerted to a possible break-in at a farm goods store in Poipoi in the western Waikato district, near to where he was believed to have been hiding out with his kids, CNN, Radio New Zealand (RNZ) and ABC News Australia reported.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Pep Guardiola is a tactile man who does not hide his expressive nature when speaking to his players.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Where does danger lurk and who gets hurt?—
Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
31 Aug. 2025
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There is always another tendency to sniff out, another set of shoulder strengthening to do, another spin through the rolodex of play calls, checks and signals lurking.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
31 Aug. 2025
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The league table never lies, after all.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Paramedics who responded to the scene said the area was chaotic and covered in broken glass, with people wounded and lying unconscious on the road and a sidewalk near the bus stop.—
Bradford Betz , Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hole%20up. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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