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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollow (out)
Verb
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The father pleads for his life as dirt is being shoveled in his face, unable to understand what Vahid is doing this for.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
20 May 2025 -
Then, workers shovel lots and lots of coal as the bricks fire, firming them up.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
18 May 2025
Verb
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Photos show archaeologists carefully excavating the rectangular work, with parts of it covered under layers of dirt.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
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Fred and Rose West were arrested in 1994, after police got a search warrant to excavate their property.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
14 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 31 May. 2025.
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