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Recent Examples of hole up
But the views were too stunning for staying holed up inside.
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Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 30 Dec. 2024
Following the backlash from Trump and others, Speaker Johnson, R-La., spent hours holed up in his office Wednesday, visited by a rotating door of fellow Republicans seeking a path forward.
—USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
The guys streamed the action on laptops, O’Brien holed up in a TV room as the party carried on outside, Leverenz and Callahan roaming the halls of Dave S.’s sprawling house and dipping into his pool in between calculating conversion rates.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
But a writer holed up in a room for hours on end, furiously chewing through pack after pack of gum while churning out page after page — pausing to rearrange sections, fussing over adjectives — does not compelling stagecraft make.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 30 Dec. 2024
Following the backlash from Trump and others, Speaker Johnson, R-La., spent hours holed up in his office Wednesday, visited by a rotating door of fellow Republicans seeking a path forward.
—USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
The guys streamed the action on laptops, O’Brien holed up in a TV room as the party carried on outside, Leverenz and Callahan roaming the halls of Dave S.’s sprawling house and dipping into his pool in between calculating conversion rates.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
But a writer holed up in a room for hours on end, furiously chewing through pack after pack of gum while churning out page after page — pausing to rearrange sections, fussing over adjectives — does not compelling stagecraft make.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hole up
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Asked about his identity and to provide authorization, Deng tried to hide his equipment and flee, prompting the officials to take him and his companions into custody.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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When Hamas chose to go to ground inside Gaza and hide among its people, Israel followed it down, leveling the territory and its population to get at its enemy.—
Gideon Rose,
Foreign Affairs,
21 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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The challenge lies in determining these principles, as the definition of 'good' ultimately reflects the values and biases of the teams who initially trained these language models.—
Charles Towers-Clark,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Justin and his team have nothing to hide, documents do not lie.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hole%20up. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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