as in concave
curved inward
there's a noticeably hollow spot in the mattress where he has been sleeping
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as in hole
a sunken area forming a separate space
made a little hollow in her mound of mashed potatoes and filled it with gravy
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as in valley
an area of lowland between hills or mountains
a quaint village nestled in a hollow among green hills
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Recent Examples of hollow
Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
The team trained their AI mode specifically to identify a symbol shaped like a hollow black circle that was commonly used to identify oil and gas well in topographical maps.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
And neither filler nor PRF are recommended if a patient has actual bags under their eyes (versus hollows, dark circles, crows feet or other issues).
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Moisés Naím, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
Preparing Real Eggs for an Easter Egg Hunt There are three ways to prepare real eggs for an Easter egg hunt: hollow the shell out, hard boil the eggs, or leave them bare.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2024
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Adjective
So a real Steinway was placed in the apartment, but a hollow, narrower one was built to be moved by the actors.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
The team trained their AI mode specifically to identify a symbol shaped like a hollow black circle that was commonly used to identify oil and gas well in topographical maps.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
Sean Rayford / Getty Images A week after Helene ravaged the hills, hollows and river valleys of western North Carolina, recovery and rescue efforts remained ongoing.
—Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
And neither filler nor PRF are recommended if a patient has actual bags under their eyes (versus hollows, dark circles, crows feet or other issues).
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Verb
The new breed of autocrats corrode democracy by taking part in democratic politics and then hollowing them out until only an empty shell remains.
—Moisés Naím, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
Preparing Real Eggs for an Easter Egg Hunt There are three ways to prepare real eggs for an Easter egg hunt: hollow the shell out, hard boil the eggs, or leave them bare.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollow
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The objects have handles attached to either a concave bowl or a flat disk, measuring 10 to 20 millimeters across.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Underneath are two concave rubber pads to grip the frame without the worry of scratching it up and are cinched down with mini TPU straps.Matt Beer, Outside Online, 2 Nov. 2022
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Still, with the pitching shored up, Cashman has a whole lot more work to do, with holes at first base and third base and maybe center field.Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
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According to the suit, Teresa Gonzales was out on a walk when witnesses, who were not named in the suit, reported seeing a woman falling through a repair hole into a sewage line.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Speaking of which: Large portions of the valley’s land area have been sinking at record rates as farmers pump huge amounts of groundwater to grow their crops, new research shows.Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Case in point: Gott’s Roadside, the best place in the valley for a burger, fries and shake.Katie Sweeney, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Big-play problems Jacksonville’s defense has been gouged by big plays, most of them through the air.Dan Gelston, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2024
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Loading your audio article In January, a security camera captured unnerving footage: what appeared to be a bear had forced its way into a Rolls Royce parked outside a home in the Southern California resort community of Lake Arrowhead, gouged the seats and thrashed the interior.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Photo : Charlie Young for Sotheby’s International Realty A sunken living room.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
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Also on this level are a laundry room and a sunken family room, once the home’s garage, where a wood-burning stove sits in one corner.Angela Serratore, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Despite the enthusiasm, modular companies have yet to establish significant pipelines of projects, and few are constructing the large apartment complexes that might put a dent in the housing shortage.Jacob Posner, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
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Precipitation in West Virginia helped put a dent in the state's worst drought in at least two decades and boosted ski resorts preparing to open their slopes in the weeks ahead.CBS News, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2024
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It's described by the forest service as encompassing forested slopes, sandstone cliffs and narrow ravines.Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2024
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The Park Fire began July 24 at a park in Chico when a man pushed a burning car down a grassy ravine in 100-degree temperatures.Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The soothing gel formula penetrates deep into the skin for nourishment that truly lasts.Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
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Now the city is under insurgent control, and no one is sure whether the government forces have it in them to stop the insurgency from penetrating farther south, perhaps even to Damascus.Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Hollow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollow. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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