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Recent Examples of hole up
Yoon's presidential motorcade left the hillside residence where he had been holed up for weeks behind barbed wire barriers and a small army of personal security, and later arrived at the offices of the anti-corruption agency heading the probe.
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Hyunsu Yim and Ju-Min Park, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
Yet, despite the need to burrow, New Yorkers tend to get a little stir-crazy when holed up in our apartments for longer than a day.
—Ariel Okin, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
With athletic directors increasingly consumed by revenue generation, schools are relying more and more on outside firms to help fill holes up and down their staff directories, from Olympic sports coaches to even more esoteric positions.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 16 Jan. 2025
If not on a set or stage, he’d likely be holed up at home, tinkering with his beehives or homemade solar heater.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Hyunsu Yim and Ju-Min Park, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
Yet, despite the need to burrow, New Yorkers tend to get a little stir-crazy when holed up in our apartments for longer than a day.
—Ariel Okin, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
With athletic directors increasingly consumed by revenue generation, schools are relying more and more on outside firms to help fill holes up and down their staff directories, from Olympic sports coaches to even more esoteric positions.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 16 Jan. 2025
If not on a set or stage, he’d likely be holed up at home, tinkering with his beehives or homemade solar heater.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hole up
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Peeking above aquamarine waves that hide the world's second-largest barrier reef, Belize's Ambergris Caye first emerged as a destination for the daring.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Feb. 2025
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Iran has hidden elements of its nuclear development program under the guise of commercial enterprises, and it has been suspected of using its space program to develop technologies that could be applied to its nuclear weapons program.—
Caitlin McFall,
Fox News,
31 Jan. 2025
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As this seduction of sorts happens, Hannah lurks in the background worried her child will end up disappointed, while also growing increasingly worried about Jim’s ever-encroaching mortality.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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If a former hitmaker hasn’t connected recently, their Brat Summer might be lurking around the corner.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
22 Jan. 2025
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Authorities said one of the trees lying on the ground suddenly sprang back to an upright position and trapped Ackerman under the base of the tree.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Herein lies the manifest dagger pointed at the Abraham accords and at the West’s strategic partners in the region.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hole%20up. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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