sinkhole

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Recent Examples of sinkhole Interstate 80 has fully reopened through New Jersey after months of repairs and delays due to sinkholes. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025 Archaeologists were called to a sinkhole to investigate its contents after contractors worked to secure the area along the road, officials said in a June 9 release from the City of York Council. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025 After a sinkhole takes over the town's busiest intersection, Marty and his ex, Karen Gillan's nurse Felicia Gordon, can't help but reconnect (she's noticed the strange ads, too). Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 6 June 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for sinkhole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinkhole
Noun
  • The Guadalupe River has had a history of floods, with one of the most prominent incidents occurring in 1987, when five to 10 inches of rain fell in the upper headwaters of the river’s basin.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • Trees and Shrubs * Use basins around trunks to direct water to the roots and avoid runoff.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Toronto has plenty of holes in the roster to add talent.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
  • It's rumored that there are 18 holes on a course because there are 18 shots in a bottle of scotch.
    Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The sedan then hits the puddle and spins out before the collision, the video shows.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • The park also includes the Pond House, a playscape and spray pad for kids, a fitness circuit, trails, an Olympic size pool and picnic areas.
    Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025
  • The Elgin area also is less expensive than other areas in the Chicago market and has a good talent pool from which to fill their office and industrial jobs, Klein said.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025

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