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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollow (out)
Verb
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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
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But figuring out what’s excavating without your permission isn’t straightforward.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
8 May 2025
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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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