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Recent Examples of hole up
Trump spent the weeks after the Nov. 5 election holed up at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida assembling a team to help lead his next administration.
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CBS News, 14 Dec. 2024
Blending work and life These days, much of Hughes’ time is spent holed up in a 600-square-foot outbuilding in her backyard that serves as her research and development space.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2025
Gone are the days when Salinger could hole up in his New Hampshire sanctuary or Pynchon could maintain his sphinx-like silence.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
More than a thousand anti-corruption investigators and police officers could be deployed in the operation to apprehend Yoon, who has been holed up in the residence for weeks.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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CBS News, 14 Dec. 2024
Blending work and life These days, much of Hughes’ time is spent holed up in a 600-square-foot outbuilding in her backyard that serves as her research and development space.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2025
Gone are the days when Salinger could hole up in his New Hampshire sanctuary or Pynchon could maintain his sphinx-like silence.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
More than a thousand anti-corruption investigators and police officers could be deployed in the operation to apprehend Yoon, who has been holed up in the residence for weeks.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hole up
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Imani Randolph, a model and creator, recalls her mom’s upbringing in the Bronx where effort wasn’t hidden, it was celebrated.—
Daisy Maldonado,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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The good news is that new data solutions are emerging to help businesses finally unlock the potential hidden within their data.—
Lalit Patil,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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New York City is known for its towering skyscrapers and bustling streets, but lurking beneath the glitz and glamour of the city that never sleeps are 3 million resilient rats that have cemented their place as native New Yorkers.—
Sarah Baniak,
ABC News,
12 Feb. 2025
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Most people are aware of the risk of forever chemicals lurking in items such as plastic straws.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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More than 92% of Catholic school teachers are lay teachers (not nuns, priests, brothers or other clergy).—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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Everybody is lying or telling half-truths the whole time in this show.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hole%20up. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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