hollow (out)

verb

Definition of hollow (out)next
as in to shovel

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  1. shovel
  2. excavate
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  • It's typically seen as a safe-haven asset, which is why investors were shoveling money into it earlier this year.
    — Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Renminbi’s place in global central-bank reserve coffers has actually fallen since 2022, despite Beijing shoveling its currency into developing economies through central-bank swap lines.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
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  • Inspectors reported violations earlier this year New York City’s buildings commissioner, Ahmed Tigani, said Wednesday that construction workers were excavating the empty lot next door when the building buckled.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
  • On a Sunday morning in May, 25 mph winds from the northwest assailed the Tangier coast, driving waves that busily excavated the brick and cinderblock remnants of an old structure, possibly a house.
    — John Anglim, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
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“Hollow (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollow%20%28out%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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