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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for posthole
Noun
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The excavation, first reported by Oregon Public Broadcasting, was a special collaboration with the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA) and the Oregon Historical Society.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Dooley had been calling himself a maritime archaeologist for more than a decade but had yet to conduct a by-the-book excavation of any kind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The crater is named after yet another famous Greek philosopher and astronomer, Aristotle, who lived from 384 to 322 BC.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Each vine is planted at the bottom of its own crater and protected by a curved wall of lava stones.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Team Veronica di Piante’s suit with Toteme’s red trench—a chic alternative to the camel trench, which reads just as timeless.—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2026
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Something like the Quince Cashmere-wool Classic Coat (or my favorite Buck Mason Wool Blanket Coat) will keep you warm while still delivering the same style points as a trench.—
Kristine Thomason,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The ditch that’s up to 19 feet deep dwarfs the heavy machinery inside of it.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2026
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These joints were also designed to be lockable for bridging wide anti-tank ditches or canals.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The reactor is placed one mile beneath the surface inside a narrow borehole.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Nov. 2025
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Muller says the plan is to drill the borehole, lower the canister, load the fuel, and bring the reactor to criticality underground in 2026.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
20 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Low-slung sports cars and vehicles with oversized tires are especially prone to suffer pothole damage.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The deep pothole was discovered in the right lane of southbound I-35 over Pflumm Road, according to Delaney Tholen, public information officer for KDOT’s KC Metro office.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The itchy rash is caused by microscopic mites that burrow, live, and reproduce in the skin.—
Will Barker,
TheWeek,
23 Jan. 2026
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Groundhog Day is a tradition in both the United States and Canada where a groundhog comes out of its burrow and — usually inaccurately, especially in Phil’s case — predicts when winter will end.—
David Matthews,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The reddish hand stencils, though faded and barely visible, were found inside the Liang Metanduno limestone cave on Muna.—
Melinda Yao,
NBC news,
24 Jan. 2026
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The invasive pests originally lived off the blood of bats, and when humans started sheltering in caves, bed bugs began feeding on them instead.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Posthole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posthole. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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