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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollowed (out)
excavated
Verb
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As an anthropology major, her first job was working on Howard’s African Burial Ground project as an osteological technical assistant doing skeletal analysis of the 490 full human remains that were excavated in lower Manhattan.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 Mar. 2026 -
Along University Avenue, land has been excavated for a new boutique hotel, which is in the process of gaining its structural footings.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Hollowed (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollowed%20%28out%29. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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