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Recent Examples of hole up
Grant or not, this small island nation is a fantastic place to hole up for a few weeks or up to three months.
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Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2025
Gil-ryong brings an unconscious Jae-yeong to Beom-jun, who is currently holed up at the Guhoe warehouse, also on the run from the police.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
He has been holed up in the Riu Republica resort since Konanki vanished.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
While Musk is holed up in the EEOB looking for ways to break the federal government, Tesla’s core business is in crisis.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
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Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2025
Gil-ryong brings an unconscious Jae-yeong to Beom-jun, who is currently holed up at the Guhoe warehouse, also on the run from the police.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
He has been holed up in the Riu Republica resort since Konanki vanished.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
While Musk is holed up in the EEOB looking for ways to break the federal government, Tesla’s core business is in crisis.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hole up
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Ellie hides her injury from Dina when her friend arrives to rescue her, and the women are summoned to appear before the town leaders to share their experience.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The titles of 12 such books — some of which may have been published before 2025 — are hidden below within an unrelated text passage.—
J. D. Biersdorfer,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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These methods can easily miss deeper behavioral indicators that would signal a malicious payload lurking beneath the surface.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Right behind each of them are the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies, just lurking as the season winds down.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
23 Mar. 2025
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For Manal, the real power of the album lies in speaking up about topics considered taboo in society.—
Nour Ezzedine,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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The biggest game-changer for apparel and textiles lies at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), automation and supply chain visibility.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hole%20up. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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