hollow (out)

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Verb
  • Many of them include educational programs and things for kids to do, keeping them occupied if parents are shoveling compost.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • Crews were seen shoveling it away.
    Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Its incisors became permanently growing chisels for excavating wood.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
  • First, the incoming object blasted material outward at tremendous speed, excavating deep layers of the moon.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
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“Hollow (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollow%20%28out%29. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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