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Recent Examples of hollowness
The incident highlights the hollowness of the anti-Trump rhetoric of local politicians in Los Angeles.
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Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
The ruthless cruelty of capitalism and the hollowness of consumerism are evident in his exhibition.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Both novels take on the spiritual hollowness that can accompany a life built on material aspirations.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Dominating this first room is Femme Cuillère (Spoon Woman, 1927), a totemic form whose concave belly is both womb and void, echoing the shape of a spoon and the hollowness within.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
The ruthless cruelty of capitalism and the hollowness of consumerism are evident in his exhibition.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Both novels take on the spiritual hollowness that can accompany a life built on material aspirations.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Dominating this first room is Femme Cuillère (Spoon Woman, 1927), a totemic form whose concave belly is both womb and void, echoing the shape of a spoon and the hollowness within.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollowness
Noun
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Self-awareness and community are marvelous antidotes to the barrenness of conformity.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The film, whose bleakness served as an inspiration for Nebraska, is based on the story of Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate, teenage lovers who committed a series of murders in 1958.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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In Pynchon’s best works, his bleakness is brightened, in both senses—illuminated and made lighter—by the sweep of his vision and his affection for his fallible, foolhardy, well-meaning, wildly outmatched main characters.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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On the back porch, the rolling green of the hollow holds the B&B as if in the palm of its meadowy hand.—
Sarah Henry,
Louisville Courier Journal,
13 Oct. 2025
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Venturing into the wild, Rip encounters a strange group of men, done up in traditional Dutch dress and playing ninepins—bowling—in a mountain hollow.—
John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Xylitol, a sweetener often used as a sugar substitute in these pops, reduces the growth of cavity-causing bacteria.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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The reactor cavity was full of water.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Clothes felt sensuous without overt sexuality and bareness.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Footage that has now gone viral shows Herrera happily pumping her fists in the air and walking to the front of the stage to join the finalists, while Deane suddenly paused between names.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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As a result, Beirut has terrible air quality and is often submerged under a blanket of exhaust.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
22 Oct. 2025
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The associations had requested to leave a window open for companies to enhance auditing on their own.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Wednesday Boeing delivers its third-quarter results before Wednesday's open.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Hollowness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollowness. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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