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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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This novel reads like a spell, a California fever dream, and a risk taking excavation of the moments that most define us.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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In Peria’s hands, photography is not merely a process of documentation, but a tactile excavation of memory, decay, and disappearance.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While some were likely ejected by meteor impacts, many show no sign of nearby craters.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Scientists had been predicting the eruption for weeks, noting that the volcano's crater had been gradually filling with lava and the mountain had been emitting ash plumes.—
Nick Mordowanec
Barney Henderson
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Heading all the way to Australia, there was still plenty to pull from: and the goth life stops for nothing and no one—case in point, Ortega’s paddle in the surf at Bondi Beach in a Matrix-esque leather trench, combat boots in hand.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
17 Aug. 2025
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Effective water bars can prevent runoff from concentrating on these lines and causing trenches and gullies to form.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Her body was found there in a nearby ditch the next morning.—
Ladan Anoushfar,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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In a 2024 incident, both vehicles involved in a pursuit in North Dakota lost control and landed in a ditch after a deputy deployed the Grappler.—
Kathryn Kovalenko,
Twin Cities,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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The borehole, completed in April, stretches nearly 3 miles toward the center of the Earth, where temperatures reach around 500 degrees Fahrenheit and fossil fuels lurk between ancient sediments.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
22 July 2025
Noun
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The economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal fell into the same pothole.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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The hot chip-sealing technique, which ITD first launched in 2024, involves placing hot asphalt atop the roadway and then sealing it with a surface layer of gravel and hot oil to shore up cracks and prevent potholes.—
Rose Evans
July 23,
Idaho Statesman,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Opossums don’t dig their own dens but live in existing burrows or in spaces underneath your home, porch, or shed, says Mengak.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
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Across the United States, in California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico and Texas, tens of thousands of tarantulas will begin crawling out of their burrows in search of females, making for a fascinating, if a little creepy, display of the wonders of nature.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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Aged in natural caves, this cheese is deeply tied to the region’s heritage.—
Hannah Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Aug. 2025
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Chasing gestures and glimmers of memory, the film returns to Cao Thị Hậu’s birth cave alongside cinema’s first light.—
Cátia Rodrigues,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Posthole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posthole. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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