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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollowed (out)
excavated
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Established in 2022 in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood, ICA SF launched with an exhibition of Jeffrey Gibson comprising a large-scale video installation and holes excavated in the gallery floor.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
29 Oct. 2025 -
The original crown, which is more than 1,000 years old, was excavated from Cheonmachong tomb in the 1970s and is considered a national treasure.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Hollowed (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollowed%20%28out%29. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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