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Recent Examples of holed up
The Bridgehampton compound that Olivier Sarkozy and Mary-Kate Olsen holed up in during the pandemic is for sale for the first time since their split.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 15 May 2026
All Hell sounded like CFCF holed up in a hotel on a diet of Jack Daniels and Eddie Rabbitt tapes.
—Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 14 May 2026
Can that happen while holed up in a luxury resort, sipping coffee and watching whales from the balcony?
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 14 May 2026
Gunshots were fired Wednesday evening inside the Philippine Senate building, where a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court has been holed up to resist arrest.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
He's holed up in some bunker or in some-- secret place.
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
Other students hid in locked classrooms, ran outside or holed up in homes in the neighborhoods that bordered the school.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
Miraculously, the popular Grammy-winning DJ and musician holed up with his laptop computer and a MIDI controller in New Zealand to conjure up these nerve-jangling tracks to match up with and enhance his Lovecraftian horrors on a hostile remote exoplanet.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2026
When officers arrived, Martinez holed up inside the home and held police at bay until he was coaxed into surrendering.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 15 May 2026
All Hell sounded like CFCF holed up in a hotel on a diet of Jack Daniels and Eddie Rabbitt tapes.
—Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 14 May 2026
Can that happen while holed up in a luxury resort, sipping coffee and watching whales from the balcony?
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 14 May 2026
Gunshots were fired Wednesday evening inside the Philippine Senate building, where a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court has been holed up to resist arrest.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
He's holed up in some bunker or in some-- secret place.
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
Other students hid in locked classrooms, ran outside or holed up in homes in the neighborhoods that bordered the school.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
Miraculously, the popular Grammy-winning DJ and musician holed up with his laptop computer and a MIDI controller in New Zealand to conjure up these nerve-jangling tracks to match up with and enhance his Lovecraftian horrors on a hostile remote exoplanet.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2026
When officers arrived, Martinez holed up inside the home and held police at bay until he was coaxed into surrendering.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holed up
lurked
Verb
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But within the house, violence lurked like flammable gas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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The short answer is that a wide gulf exists between rumor and fact and Swalwell lurked in that gray space, living and thriving in the shadows between provability and denial.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Holed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holed%20up. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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