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Recent Examples of hollowness
In a way, Obama’s career perfectly represents the hollowness of representation politics and the cynical deployment of progress rhetoric.
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Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
For some, this will seem as revelatory as exposing the hollowness of a steel drum.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
Filler can be injected all over, including in the temples to reduce hollowness, the cheeks and midface to plump, and even the earlobes to restore volume lost due to aging or weight loss.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Oct. 2025
The ruthless cruelty of capitalism and the hollowness of consumerism are evident in his exhibition.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Dominating this first room is Femme Cuillère (Spoon Woman, 1927), a totemic form whose concave belly is both womb and void, echoing the shape of a spoon and the hollowness within.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
For some, this will seem as revelatory as exposing the hollowness of a steel drum.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
Filler can be injected all over, including in the temples to reduce hollowness, the cheeks and midface to plump, and even the earlobes to restore volume lost due to aging or weight loss.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Oct. 2025
The ruthless cruelty of capitalism and the hollowness of consumerism are evident in his exhibition.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Dominating this first room is Femme Cuillère (Spoon Woman, 1927), a totemic form whose concave belly is both womb and void, echoing the shape of a spoon and the hollowness within.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollowness
Noun
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Instead, Bevza felt a pressing need to remedy the barrenness of the Ukrainian fashion scene at the time.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
30 Dec. 2025
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Self-awareness and community are marvelous antidotes to the barrenness of conformity.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Banishing all of that bleakness, Hurts rolled right on third-and-goal and fit a 15-yard touchdown pass to a leaping Dallas Goedert between a layer of multiple defenders.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2025
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The long-view shtick works for a while, but the bleakness gets exhausting.—
Sam Lipsyte,
Curbed,
15 Dec. 2025
Noun
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And that’s what makes things like Cook’s MLK quote ring a little hollow.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Part of that is because the selection process doesn’t actually select the best players, rendering the accolade hollow.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There were also punctures on the outer table of the skull, injuries to the teeth and tongue, and a hemorrhage into the chest cavities, according to the filing.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
27 Jan. 2026
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In addition, the three species may huddle together in a tree cavity or nest box to share warmth and survive extremely cold nights.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Clothes felt sensuous without overt sexuality and bareness.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Very cold air already in place will allow snow to accumulate quickly across the region, sticking to roads, bridges and untreated surfaces with little melting.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Washington County officials issued a shelter-in-place notice for the Langeloth neighborhood over concerns about a potential release of hydrogen peroxide into the air, although the notice has since been lifted.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Keep a faucet open Allow a faucet connected to the frozen pipe to run.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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Auto heavyweights Hyundai and Kia plunged as much as 4% and 5%, respectively, at the open.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Hollowness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollowness. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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