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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
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
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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Heavy machinery arrived two hours later to begin the three-day excavation.—
Zohreh Saberi,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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But after intense pushback from the community, the developer modified the plan to include a smaller, but still controversial, excavation of 50,000 cubic yards.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The impact left behind a tapered impact crater basin that, at some 1,600 miles wide and five miles deep, is one of the largest in the solar system.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
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All three had been about 165 feet from the rim of the main crater.—
Niniek Karmini,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Iranian cinema classics are a hot cinematic commodity these days in the indie trenches.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
1 May 2026
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Anne Hathaway turns heads in an oversized leopard trench in New York City on April 28.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Opening with the lead character found dead in a ditch, the film flashes backward to piece together her life from the memories of others, creating a fragmented portrait of an enigmatic young woman’s life.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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The author Virginia Woolf wrote a famous speculative essay about Shakespeare’s sister Judith—a young woman with all of his talent and none of his opportunities who ended her frustrated life by suicide in a roadside ditch.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
Noun
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While the application calls this storage, the deep borehole method is typically considered as a permanent disposal option.—
Mark Dee
April 13,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Apr. 2026
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With funding from the Global Environment Facility, or GEF, the Djibouti government spent $150,000 digging a borehole to access underground water and another $100,000 fitting it with a solar pump that would fill a series of large concrete water tanks.—
Julie Bourdin,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If someone is reporting a pothole in need of repair, the request goes right to the asphalt department.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Area residents say a large pothole on Interstate 20 that contributed to a fatal motorcycle crash was a known hazard, and that the Texas Department of Transportation was aware of it.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Their main burrow entrance is 10 to 12-inch diameter hole with burrow systems that are 30 feet in length.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
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Its larvae burrow through stems and eat the plant from the inside, making this plant killer very hard to eradicate.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Most visitors come for the underground experience of the cave itself, but there's plenty of aboveground adventures to be had, too, including miles of hiking trails, biking, canoeing and kayaking on the Green and Nolin Rivers, and horseback riding.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Companion destination Top of the Rock Ozarks Heritage Preserve features golf, a cave and nature trail, multiple restaurants, and a museum, all situated to showcase every sunset over the lake.—
Jess Hoffert,
Midwest Living,
9 May 2026
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“Posthole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posthole. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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