hollow (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollow (out)
Verb
  • The episode ends with the buzz of the alarm at 6:45 a.m., as Jess shovels cold pho into her mouth in preparation for another exhausted workday.
    Judy Berman, Time, 10 July 2025
  • Some concerns, such as the amount of sidewalk that has to be shoveled on corner lots, don't translate into anyone being against sidewalks, per se, city officials said.
    Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • From 2004 to 2009, a team excavated the Neumark-Nord 2 site year-round, even training over 175 international students in the process.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 12 July 2025
  • In time, settlers would excavate and plunder countless ancestral ruins across the Southwest, with artifacts carried off to private collections and museum displays.
    Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
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“Hollow (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollow%20%28out%29. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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