HOLLOWING Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

hollowing

verb

present participle of hollow

as in excavating

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Investigators later conducted a second search warrant operation on June 23 that included excavating portions of the property for evidence of dogs buried in mass graves.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Systematic study did not come until the 1930s, when 16-year-old John Goggin began formally surveying and excavating sites from Snapper Creek to Surfside, in the Keys and the Glades as part of a program at Yale.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

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The agencies also encouraged states with price-gouging statutes to determine whether enforcement actions are warranted under those laws.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026
Yes, touristy, but not as overrun by price gouging business owners at places like Virginia Beach or Myrtle Beach.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of gouging

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Israel has a long track record of targeting senior Iranian military officers and government officials and successfully penetrating the Iranian regime’s security.

— Natasha Lebedeva, NBC news, 3 July 2026
No one admits to having asked a bad question in polite company, yet the difference between a superficial inquiry and a penetrating one often determines whether a company merely iterates or genuinely transforms.

— Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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Once again, the Braves fell to the Mets in a thriller, this time splitting the series.

— Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 7 July 2026
Bill Kober, of Suffolk, England, does at least 40 pushups every day, splitting them between 20 in the morning and another 20 in the evening, according to the BBC.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026

Definition of splitting

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This allows manufacturers to bypass spinning, weaving, cutting or sewing — the multistage process that has defined apparel manufacturing for centuries.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
The federal agency also recommends cutting away any damaged or bruised areas on fruits and vegetables before preparing and eating.

— Michelle Marchante July 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

Definition of cutting

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Then Ferrari’s team reboots the underlying technology—centralizing server costs, cleaning up sprawling codebases—while slashing costs.

— Chris Dobstaff, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Higgins said her solution is to speed up permitting by slashing red tape — both for these types of large, city projects and for home and business owners trying to install resilient upgrades.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

Definition of slashing

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