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Recent Examples of holed up
Out and about The Dutch players were not interested in staying holed up in the Cascade Hotel when not training.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
Last year, riders from multiple teams holed up in Sierra Nevada held unofficial races to try to claim downhill Strava KOM segments.
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Chris Marshall-Bell,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
With Burnham's victory last week, Starmer holed up in the prime minister's country estate over the weekend to consider his options as some party insiders urged him to set a timetable for his resignation.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
For the next few days, while my toddler felt miserable, he and I were mostly holed up in the room snuggling while the rest of my family got sun-kissed at the beach with their cousins.
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Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
18 June 2026
Tear gas and rubber bullets were fired inside the headquarters of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) in Ankara, where party officials and supporters, including leader Özgür Özel, were holed up for days.
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Chad De Guzman,
Time,
25 May 2026
Police stormed the offices of Turkey’s main opposition party Sunday, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at party supporters and officials who had been holed up inside for three days.
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Cinar Kiper,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
Bum-seok encounters a grizzled elder holed up under a bridge and goes on a brief monster-hunt foray with him, which ends when the pair open fire on the critter through a closed door, only to discover it was actually the local butcher making a phone call.
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Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
Last year, riders from multiple teams holed up in Sierra Nevada held unofficial races to try to claim downhill Strava KOM segments.
—
Chris Marshall-Bell,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
With Burnham's victory last week, Starmer holed up in the prime minister's country estate over the weekend to consider his options as some party insiders urged him to set a timetable for his resignation.
—
ABC News,
23 June 2026
For the next few days, while my toddler felt miserable, he and I were mostly holed up in the room snuggling while the rest of my family got sun-kissed at the beach with their cousins.
—
Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
18 June 2026
Tear gas and rubber bullets were fired inside the headquarters of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) in Ankara, where party officials and supporters, including leader Özgür Özel, were holed up for days.
—
Chad De Guzman,
Time,
25 May 2026
Police stormed the offices of Turkey’s main opposition party Sunday, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at party supporters and officials who had been holed up inside for three days.
—
Cinar Kiper,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
Bum-seok encounters a grizzled elder holed up under a bridge and goes on a brief monster-hunt foray with him, which ends when the pair open fire on the critter through a closed door, only to discover it was actually the local butcher making a phone call.
—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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.
—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holed up
lurked
Verb
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But a trap lurked within that framework.
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What once lurked in the online shadows has become a major talking point and cause for global concern among parents and politicians alike.
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“Holed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holed%20up. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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