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Recent Examples of sinkhole
Street closures caused by a sinkhole in the Morena neighborhood were expected to remain in place until Tuesday, according to San Diego officials.
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
This area is home to massive karst formations like the Wulong Three Bridges, the largest natural stone arches in Asia, as well as the Xiaozhai Heavenly Pit, the world’s largest sinkhole.
—Joe Wilkins Published Jan 8, Futurism, 8 Jan. 2026
Amtrak trains couldn’t run between Albany and the Berkshires for several months this year because of a six-foot-deep sinkhole.
—The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2025
X-raying the past The setting for this natural history drama is a deep limestone sinkhole in Hispaniola.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
This area is home to massive karst formations like the Wulong Three Bridges, the largest natural stone arches in Asia, as well as the Xiaozhai Heavenly Pit, the world’s largest sinkhole.
—Joe Wilkins Published Jan 8, Futurism, 8 Jan. 2026
Amtrak trains couldn’t run between Albany and the Berkshires for several months this year because of a six-foot-deep sinkhole.
—The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2025
X-raying the past The setting for this natural history drama is a deep limestone sinkhole in Hispaniola.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinkhole
Noun
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Schrodinger basin, a large impact crater near the moon’s south pole, shows evidence of geologically recent volcanic activity.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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The basin is a long-standing industrial hub that grew around the 1951 discovery of a large, high-pressure sour natural gas field in southwestern France.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Nine months later, Kinser’s remains were found in a sinkhole with a bullet hole in his skull, according to court documents.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Further testing discovered a hole in a steel pipe within the well, about 2,700 feet deep, a potential escape hatch for oil field wastewater.—
Nick Bowlin,
The Frontier,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The federal investigators encountered puddles of crude oil on the facility grounds, as well as caustic fumes emanating from the facility, resulting in violations for air quality and other environmental infractions.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Each ticket costs $5, and players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers — five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) — or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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There are also chair lifts for the pool and hot tub.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Sinkhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinkhole. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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