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Recent Examples of posthole
Per the authors, the original residence was clearly connected with Holy Trinity Church just to the south, parts of which date back to the 11th century, as evidenced by the posthole remains of what was once a bridge or causeway.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
In 2013, his team uncovered thousands more ancient postholes, some from 11 circular structures cut into the bedrock.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
Upgrading Your Fence Game To install the screen, mark the post centers on the ground, and use a posthole digger or shovel to dig holes at least 30 in.
—Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 15 May 2021
Setting the Posts Use a posthole digger to dig the holes.
—Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 23 Oct. 2020
Magazine reviewers were generally favorable to the first Bronco, but there’s a reason the truck became a rural workhorse with an accessories catalog full of snowplows and posthole diggers.
—Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 12 July 2020
Nearby, the remains of postholes mark the ghostly outlines of two longhouses.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 3 Dec. 2019
For more than an hour, the three humans dig postholes in the hard dirt, put up a fence and prepare the goats’ meal.
—Rachel Manteuffel, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2019
Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
In 2013, his team uncovered thousands more ancient postholes, some from 11 circular structures cut into the bedrock.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
Upgrading Your Fence Game To install the screen, mark the post centers on the ground, and use a posthole digger or shovel to dig holes at least 30 in.
—Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 15 May 2021
Setting the Posts Use a posthole digger to dig the holes.
—Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 23 Oct. 2020
Magazine reviewers were generally favorable to the first Bronco, but there’s a reason the truck became a rural workhorse with an accessories catalog full of snowplows and posthole diggers.
—Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 12 July 2020
Nearby, the remains of postholes mark the ghostly outlines of two longhouses.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 3 Dec. 2019
For more than an hour, the three humans dig postholes in the hard dirt, put up a fence and prepare the goats’ meal.
—Rachel Manteuffel, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for posthole
Noun
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To minimize exposure to Valley fever, follow these tips from the CDC: Avoid dusty areas, such as construction or excavation sites.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The exact death total will never be known, but archaeologists have tallied around 1,300 victims in their excavations so far.—
Andrew Paul Aug 7,
Popular Science,
7 Aug. 2025
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Tycho is famous for its bright rays of ejecta material that cover a large area of the moon's southern hemisphere, and there are chains of small secondary craters leading away from Tycho, produced by large chunks of debris from the main impact falling back down onto the lunar surface.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Schrodinger basin, a large impact crater near the moon’s south pole, shows evidence of geologically recent volcanic activity.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Aug. 2025
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Federal regulations require that trenches more than 5 feet deep be reinforced.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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The 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade – which took part in the assault on the train – is experiencing the brutality of this war, spending up to two weeks at the front before returning to the rear trenches to regroup.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
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New ditches have been hastily dug to its west to prepare for the possibility Russia’s ongoing offensive might threaten the town itself once again.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
11 Aug. 2025
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While an actual ditch is impractical for most yards, a swale can work wonders at moving water slowly, safely, and efficiently away.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2025
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The 1,000-feet-deep boreholes or wells will connect buildings in the industrial park to steady underground temperatures.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
21 Aug. 2025
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The Pacific challenge aims to raise awareness and funding to build boreholes for the whole of the Ambohimanarina municipality in Madagascar, where currently only 14% of the population has access to safe, clean drinking water.—
Quinta Thomson,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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And yet, this $1.9 billion transformation of public housing has been greenlit — quietly, bureaucratically, and without the basic scrutiny a city pothole repair might receive.—
Layla Law-Gisiko,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Since then, maintenance has been cut back, and small or moderate-size potholes in Avonwood Drive have expanded to wide and sometimes deep craters.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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If armadillos have created burrows under structures, Indiana DNR recommends illuminating the burrow or placing a radio near the entrance to help drive them away.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
22 Aug. 2025
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Avoiding contact with wild rodents and keeping pets away from rodent burrows can help to prevent potential exposure to plague bacteria.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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The cave’s position on a historic east-west corridor hints at Armenian wine’s dual role from the start: both ritual and commerce.—
Layne Randolph,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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No waste On a more fundamental level, researchers still hope to figure out why the Mexican tetra evolved into cave forms while any number of other Mexican river fish that also regularly end up in caves did not.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Posthole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posthole. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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