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Recent Examples of hollowness
Yet maybe, as the cartoonish machismo of Trumpism proves its hollowness, America’s latent resentment can be channeled to better ends.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Advertisement Some observers conclude that China’s failure to support Iran more strongly reveals the hollowness of their vaunted partnership.
—Ali Wyne, Time, 23 Mar. 2026
In other words, caffeine provides an instant wake-up call, while the supporting players address longer-term concerns like discoloration, fine lines, and mild hollowness.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 8 Mar. 2026
That hollowness extends to many of the acting performances.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026
The speech invoked a Václav Havel essay about the hollowness of Communist ideology, embodied by the revolutionary slogans in shopkeepers’ windows that nobody actually believed.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Nitibhon, a Thai supermodel, plays her tycoon as comically drab, keeping her gaunt cheeks slack to emphasize her character’s hollowness.
—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
Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Advertisement Some observers conclude that China’s failure to support Iran more strongly reveals the hollowness of their vaunted partnership.
—Ali Wyne, Time, 23 Mar. 2026
In other words, caffeine provides an instant wake-up call, while the supporting players address longer-term concerns like discoloration, fine lines, and mild hollowness.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 8 Mar. 2026
That hollowness extends to many of the acting performances.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026
The speech invoked a Václav Havel essay about the hollowness of Communist ideology, embodied by the revolutionary slogans in shopkeepers’ windows that nobody actually believed.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Nitibhon, a Thai supermodel, plays her tycoon as comically drab, keeping her gaunt cheeks slack to emphasize her character’s hollowness.
—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
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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To find out more, Newsweek spoke with Pixile Studios co-founder Michael One and narrative designer Ruben, about designing a battle royale in this distinct format, building a global live service as a small indie team, and how cuteness and bleakness are not contradictions.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
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Harry is a grouch and Oslo is his trash can, which isn’t the way the city is traditionally depicted, with Santelmann making the descent into greater and greater bleakness seem organic.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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It was answered instantly by two birds that were in a Iittle hollow almost behind me.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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Generously pipe filling into hollow of each egg white half (save any leftover filling in the fridge for another use).—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When a microwave photon enters the cavity, and its energy matches the splitting of the quantum double dot, it is absorbed by the electron.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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For example, a small cavity that needs a quick filling might cost $200.—
Tribune News Service,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Di Felice makes very sexy clothes, but at times the bareness crosses the line between aspirationally hot and inconceivably bare.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
7 Mar. 2026
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Clothes felt sensuous without overt sexuality and bareness.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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East Sacramento Partnerships for a Livable City sued Sacramento after the council approved the McKinley Village project, alleging city officials violated CEQA by failing to disclose and make efforts to address air quality, public health, traffic, and other issues.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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The pieces are designed to be handy but not disruptive to your kitchen aesthetic, including a stylish French door air fry oven or a powerful stand mixer that can be left out on the counter.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The announcement propelled Universal Music’s stock more than 18% higher at the open.—
Olesya Dmitracova,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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Oracle shares briefly dipped on the news in premarket trading and were little changed at the open in New York.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Hollowness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollowness. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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