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postholes

noun

plural of posthole
as in excavations

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  1. ditches
  2. wells
  3. burrows
  4. trenches
  5. caves
  6. furrows
  7. potholes
  8. grooves
Noun
  • Treat standing water that cannot be eliminated, such as retention ponds or drainage ditches, with a mosquito larvicide.
    — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The tribes also have worked together after rains to orchestrate rescue missions for chi that are trapped in puddles, offshoots and agricultural ditches.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of ditches
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  • Combined with higher reservoir productivity, this could allow Mazama’s wells to generate up to 10 times as much power as conventional geothermal wells.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In an effort to curb the worsening decline and prevent more wells from running dry, California legislators in 2014 passed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of wells
Noun
  • Tarantula hawk wasps are a subtype of solitary insect that live in underground burrows.
    — Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Other Animals While you may be tempted to blame other animals such as opossums or snakes, or even coyotes for making holes or burrows in your yard, these creatures are more likely to use existing animal holes for their dens.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of burrows
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  • As police in Kathmandu buried dozens of bodies in multiple trenches, Nepal’s disaster agency said that 1,003 deaths had been counted there, with 3,916 people missing, including 583 foreign nationals.
    — Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In Kathmandu, police worked in heavy rain on Tuesday to bury dozens of bodies in multiple trenches next to a forested area.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of trenches
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  • Wailea Canyon Activity Pool is a world of its own, with seven waterslides, a lazy river, caves, and a swim-up Grotto Bar, and between that and a daily calendar of cultural activities, families are well looked after.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Arcadia Valley Missouri The hills, hollows, caves, and springs of the Missouri Ozarks all promise great fall drives.
    — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of caves
Noun
  • The underwater drone, tethered to the ship with cables and about the size of a small car, was just above the ocean floor as the researchers and pilots searched for furrows potentially left by whales.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In fossils, tooth marks often look like punctures or furrows.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 July 2026
Definition of furrows
Noun
  • How to drive safely and report potholes Hitting a pothole could cause serious damage to your car tires, wheels and shocks.
    — Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Definition of potholes
Noun
  • The conclusion of Dancing With the Stars season 35’s two-night premiere pitted the celebrity cast’s eight female contenders against each other in a battle of grooves.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026
  • For the first time, the crown’s signature protective bridge sports parallel grooves cut into the inner sides.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of grooves
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“Postholes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postholes. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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