sinkhole

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Recent Examples of sinkhole There’s a stand-out scene where Matthew Lillard, playing Marty’s acquaintance Gus, advises him to take a detour to work as a sinkhole has just opened up on the road to his commute. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025 The New Jersey Department of Transportation said traffic is being rerouted after another 15-foot by 15-foot sinkhole opened in the center median on Interstate 80. Christina Shaw, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025 The sinkhole is located less than a mile from the Ventura Pier and even closer to the ocean. Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025 Now, for the first time, video footage shows the moments after the first sinkhole was discovered. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sinkhole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinkhole
Noun
  • Elsewhere, the long-range outlook from the Climate Prediction Center doesn't indicate any other storm development over the Atlantic hurricane basin, including the Caribbean, before July 8.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 24 June 2025
  • Testers maintained the sterilizer by wiping down the water basin after each use and occasionally washing the large bin.
    Olivia Campbell, Parents, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Fuller was then released in February, and the Dolphins still have a major hole for starting-caliber cornerbacks ahead of nickel Kader Kohou after the draft.
    David Furones, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • Now that hole is being filled with full service, amenitized buildings and a public park along the two mile canal.
    Shimon Shkury, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • When the team replaced the live yeast with dead ones or glass beads, the same halo effect was produced, indicating that the puddles were driving it.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 June 2025
  • The Empire Mica caught on fire, sending giant plumes of black smoke into the air and a massive puddle of flaming oil into the surrounding water.
    Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • Think adults-only pools, lounges, bars, and fun extras like champagne and tequila tastings.
    Ronny Maye, Essence, 24 June 2025
  • Higher mortgage rates, which shot over 7% in April and have settled back just under that mark since then, are keeping potential monthly payments near generational highs and pricing out significant pools of buyers, especially first-timers.
    Diana Olick, CNBC, 24 June 2025

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“Sinkhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinkhole. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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