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Recent Examples of holey
For example, receive a new pair of socks, finally throw away that extra holey pair hiding in the back of the drawer.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2026
That’s thanks to a quirk of South Florida’s geology, where the entire region is perched on holey rock that does little to stop the rise of groundwater, which Sukop’s research has shown is rising on pace with sea level.
—Susan Merriam, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
But the story is lumpy too, its mechanical interweaving of Shakespeare and Disney somehow both predictable and holey.
—New York Times, 24 Oct. 2021
In a 2018 Frontiers in Psychiatry case study, a girl with trypophobia reported being triggered by seeds on bread, polka dot or animal prints, holey cheese, and honeycomb.
—Natasha Lavender, SELF, 26 July 2019
Harry makes it out of the holey boat but lands right in the oil like one of those baby pelicans that has to get washed off with Dawn.
—Eliza Thompson, Cosmopolitan, 17 July 2017
Remember when someone turned their fingernails into holey slices of Swiss cheese and the internet was devastated by the grossness?
—Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 14 July 2017
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2026
That’s thanks to a quirk of South Florida’s geology, where the entire region is perched on holey rock that does little to stop the rise of groundwater, which Sukop’s research has shown is rising on pace with sea level.
—Susan Merriam, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
But the story is lumpy too, its mechanical interweaving of Shakespeare and Disney somehow both predictable and holey.
—New York Times, 24 Oct. 2021
In a 2018 Frontiers in Psychiatry case study, a girl with trypophobia reported being triggered by seeds on bread, polka dot or animal prints, holey cheese, and honeycomb.
—Natasha Lavender, SELF, 26 July 2019
Harry makes it out of the holey boat but lands right in the oil like one of those baby pelicans that has to get washed off with Dawn.
—Eliza Thompson, Cosmopolitan, 17 July 2017
Remember when someone turned their fingernails into holey slices of Swiss cheese and the internet was devastated by the grossness?
—Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 14 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holey
Adjective
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Our recipe, which gets its creaminess from a generous amount of shredded cheddar cheese, is based on the latter.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
12 May 2026
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Pre-shredded will not compact into a ball or melt as well and create that molten center.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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Spurs started the season with a patchy squad.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Some patchy fog cannot be ruled out early on as well.—
Andrew Kozak,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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An operating license for a dilapidated Boba tea kiosk displays a 2024 expiration date.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Zaragoza stationed his men on the high ground, hidden behind cacti, behind walls of dilapidated forts, in ditches.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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To write, especially in a first draft, is to submit myself to the mangy, cackling glory of not knowing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Apr. 2026
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Talking Heads played their first gig in June, 1975, opening for the Ramones at CBGB, a rock club on a mangy block in the East Village.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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This hypochlorous acid spray is pretty much the only remedy—a few spritzes after a flight or during a long travel day revive my decrepit skin.—
Abbey Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 May 2026
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Calt had a love-hate relationship with decrepit blues genius Skip James and most likely himself.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Margot’s room is dark and dingy, more like a cell with its anti-suicide windows, and the mattress shows unsavory traces of what looks very much like blood.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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The result can be dingy clothes, trapped odors, excess suds and even buildup inside your washing machine.—
Ryan Brennan
May 14,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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“Holey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holey. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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