hollowing

Definition of hollowingnext
present participle of hollow

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Archaeologists excavating an ancient cemetery in Cairo have found a cache of burial objects that could shed new light on funeral practices in one of Egypt‘s most important religious centers.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 June 2026
  • The one who is excavating the stories that their colleagues, clients, and team members need to share but don’t yet know how to.
    Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • The vast majority of those funds have come from a political action committee backed by Airbnb, which Feldstein Soto sued last year for violating price-gouging laws in the wake of the wildfires.
    Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
  • But these concerns have not gone unnoticed, as a bill is currently making its way through the California General Assembly that aims to cap resale prices as a way to limit ticket brokers and resale platforms from price-gouging fans.
    Noe Padilla, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • But was Alicia suddenly having the time of her life grooving to this classic?
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 June 2026
  • Rinker, 71, had been wearing AirPods, grooving to oldies.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • The patched up, uneven Balboa Stadium track was so hard that regular artificial surface spikes had trouble penetrating it.
    Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
  • Research has shown that when the device doesn't conform to the face, light just reflects away from the skin surface instead of penetrating it.
    Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • The four-time NBA champion had partnered with Under Armour for 13 years before splitting in November last year.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
  • Another common mistake is splitting up speaking time based on role.
    Chiara Alzati, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • There is also more cutting required of bloomed flowers to initiate another flush, and more cleaning up and cutting secondary branches in spring.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
  • Barr rightly notes that current capital standards were already near the low end of what academic research identifies as optimal; cutting further tips the balance toward fragility, not strength.
    Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • The man then raised up the stick and struck the church-going victim in the head before slashing her neck.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 2 June 2026
  • The energy regulator signed off on the preferential electricity tariff for Glencore’s local venture and Samancor Chrome, slashing power prices by over 50% from the standard baseline.
    Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 June 2026
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“Hollowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollowing. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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