hollow (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollow (out)
Verb
  • Under the Biden administration, the country shoveled unprecedented sums of federal dollars into clean-energy projects—battery factories, solar farms, nuclear plants—while also producing and exporting record volumes of oil and gas.
    Alexander C. Kaufman, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Ahmed Mohammed shovels snow Wednesday in front of a grocery store in Omaha, Neb.Chris Machian / Omaha World-Herald via AP Meanwhile, possible tornadoes ripped roofs off buildings in Gary, Indiana, on Wednesday.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But figuring out what’s excavating without your permission isn’t straightforward.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 8 May 2025
  • Archaeologists did not excavate the largest part of the hole but suspect more treasures may be hidden within.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
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“Hollow (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollow%20%28out%29. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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