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Recent Examples of hollowness
Nitibhon, a Thai supermodel, plays her tycoon as comically drab, keeping her gaunt cheeks slack to emphasize her character’s hollowness.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
In a way, Obama’s career perfectly represents the hollowness of representation politics and the cynical deployment of progress rhetoric.
—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
Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
In a way, Obama’s career perfectly represents the hollowness of representation politics and the cynical deployment of progress rhetoric.
—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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Clearly, her absurd office dredged its barrenness from her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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While often unrelenting in its bleakness, Biutiful is made effective by Bardem's subtly heartbreaking performance, which earned him an Oscar nomination.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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Near the pool, shallow stone hollows mark where Zibibbo grapes were once laid out to dry for Passito di Pantelleria, the island’s renowned sweet wine.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
8 Feb. 2026
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In the hills, in the hollows, up the draws and the old dirt logging roads, hidden in the chaparral above the fog line, growing and selling weed became a way of life, woven into the community and its economy.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Also, like candy, these sweet ingredients can stick to your teeth and lead to cavities.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
17 Feb. 2026
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Dark filaments of hydrogen gas thread the scene, blocking the light of stellar giants beyond, while the blue-white stars of the open cluster NGC 2244 can be seen carving out the vast cavity in the heart of the vast nebula flower.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 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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Despite ongoing talks, the White House has been briefed that the US military could be ready for an attack by the weekend, after a buildup in recent days of air and naval assets in the Middle East, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.—
Farida Elsebai,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Each room includes a modern bathroom stocked with eco-friendly, natural toiletries, along with air conditioning, high-speed Wi-Fi, a smart TV, and a refrigerator.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Student protests have long been a pillar of anti-Maduro opposition, but the last time the democratic movement ventured out in the open was in January 2025.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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My worst fear was having an ending that didn’t feel like an ending, that left too much out in the open.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Hollowness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollowness. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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