holey

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Recent Examples of holey 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 This part happens fast, but the gist is that the holey boat founders next to a larger ship that’s sinking and spilling oil into the water. Eliza Thompson, Cosmopolitan, 17 July 2017 This weekend is your last chance to shop for holey sweaters ($350) and enamel heart logo pins ($95) at the MET x CDG Pocket Shop, which closes Monday with the Costume Institute exhibition. Alison S. Cohn, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2017 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
  • Once the pasta is stuffed, it's topped with a homemade beef sauce and topped with shredded Italian blend cheese.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2025
  • Preservatives are also included to help extend the shelf life of shredded cheese.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 23 July 2025
Adjective
  • Without labouring the point, ticket sales at the Club World Cup have been patchy.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 9 July 2025
  • The rain is expected to be patchy in the morning for the Indy metro area, according to NWS, meaning parade attendees might get a reprieve from the weather.
    John Tufts, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • From iconic buildings being saved to companies opening new interactive experiences for guests, the repurposing of old warehouses and dilapidated properties has allowed for growth in Louisville's urban areas.
    Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
  • Now, as soon as next year, the historic campus will transform into housing with 213 apartments as the city's Department of Metropolitan Development and private developers redevelop dilapidated buildings downtown into residential and commercial spaces.
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • Davis was more or less rocking his signature look — a red Adidas tracksuit, hair in mangy dreads.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • His Orlok is more feral and red-blooded than previous iterations, appearing swathed in ursine furs and accompanied by mangy curs.
    Celia Mattison, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Based on the video game of the same name created by Scott Cawthon, the 2023 film follows a night guard (Josh Hutcherson) who takes a job at a decrepit pizzeria, discovering that the animatronic characters in the restaurant come to life after dark.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 July 2025
  • Seaport Entertainment, which owns a 30 percent stake in Jean-Georges Restaurants, recently completed a breathtaking renovation of the decrepit Tin Building at South Street Seaport, creating a food hall of various Jean-Georges restaurants and food markets.
    Yuvraj Khanna, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Torry’s candidly dumpy, dingy, dated, wood panel lined courtroom allowed for the placement of contemporary art and the banging of nails into walls which would have been forbidden in one of the ornate ground floor courtrooms.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • Pictures shared by investigators show a dingy basement lit by a single bulb, with hooked metal chains dangling from wooden beams overhead.
    Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Holey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holey. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.

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