POSTHOLE Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

posthole

noun

Definition of posthole

as in excavation

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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. — 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 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 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 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

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Noun

Residents, tribal leaders and advocates say the shaded, overgrown site is a vital urban refuge and cultural landscape, suing Pasadena over tree removal, excavation and potential harm to ancestral remains.

— Mack Baysinger Follow, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
Since pilot and crew remains may also still be buried underground, careful excavation work is even more important.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 July 2026

Definition of excavation

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Third, the decline of print journalism has meant the disappearance of esteemed TV and film critics and that crater has left an opening for citizen journalists and podcasters to fill in the cracks.

— Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
The name was decided upon in consultation with the Innu Council of Ekuanitshit, the people on whose land the crater was discovered, according to the Planetary Society.

— Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 24 July 2026

Definition of crater

Noun

The modest trench that once plagued the Galaxy Z Fold series' inner display is virtually gone.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026
Crews have welded in new steel pipe, tested for leaks and begun preparing the 25-foot-deep trench for backfilling, concrete slurry, asphalt and water-quality checks before traffic can return.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of trench

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The city later determined that roughly 300 gallons of ferric chloride, diluted with reuse water, had flowed into a drainage ditch, the report said.

— Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
The last-ditch appeal to his humanity worked; Henderson allegedly stopped, got dressed and left, according to court records.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

Definition of ditch

Noun

What The Other 100% Looks Like In a place called Kelelwa, Kenya, our organization rehabilitated a colonial-era borehole and powered it with an electric pump.

— Sarah Evans, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
The borehole is expected to become the next major milestone in demonstrating the technology.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026

Definition of borehole

Noun

From bad bridges to potholes and fatal crashes on dangerous streets, a new report shows roads across the Sacramento region need major repairs.

— James Taylor, CBS News, 19 June 2026
That progress hit a large pothole in the fifth inning at Rate Field as the White Sox scored seven times, chasing Sasaki from the game and going on to beat the Dodgers, 8-2.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 13 June 2026

Definition of pothole

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Just like in the darnkess cave, the snarling machine gun of thoughts—unanswered emails, to-dos, and angst about my 17 year old’s plans to travel the world alone—slowly fell silent.

— Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
Only a cyclops living in a cave could possibly be surprised by this news.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026

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