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
Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024
Enter Donut Lab, the new Verge spinoff tasked with getting those eye-grabbing hollow motors inside all those types of vehicles and more.
—New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2024
John Riley, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
One hallmark of a Rooney protagonist, after all, is the kind of willful disappearance—into an affair, into BDSM, into friendship, or, indeed, into the hollows of one’s own body—that fat people are rarely afforded.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024
Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
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
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Adjective
In Biltmore Village, built around an 8,000-acre estate that drew thousands of tourists a year, empty lots and hollow buildings are all that remain of the shops, restaurants and offices washed away in the floods.
—Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024
Enter Donut Lab, the new Verge spinoff tasked with getting those eye-grabbing hollow motors inside all those types of vehicles and more.
—New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
But there's a good chance every bite of the nation’s orange obsession has its origins in the same spot: Morton, a sleepy hollow outside Peoria, Illinois that touts itself as the pumpkin capital of the world.
—John Riley, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
One hallmark of a Rooney protagonist, after all, is the kind of willful disappearance—into an affair, into BDSM, into friendship, or, indeed, into the hollows of one’s own body—that fat people are rarely afforded.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024
Verb
What’s more important, for now, is how this hole in the center of Margaret’s life hollows her out and strains her relationships.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
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
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Use the domed brush for concave bath tubs and sinks, or the pointed brush for corners and groutlines.Clara McMahon, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, centrifugal force beckons the balls to the dip in the concave disc’s center.Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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The pieces vary in size and shape; a few have small holes cut in them.Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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Some holes can’t be filled, and no writer, no matter how skilled, can return their subject to anything truly resembling life.Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Razor-thin ridges dropped into deep valleys, while the tiny village of Hanavave provided a sense of scale.David Swanson, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2025
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At the end of a winding gravel drive, in the valley of two wooded hills here, is a small stream.Ainsley Platt, arkansasonline.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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Some argued that banks engaged in practices that gouged consumers, caused overdraft fees to snowball, discouraged some people from keeping money in a bank and caused others to see their bank accounts closed.Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 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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Even with all that to choose from, Don’s penthouse apartment from season five, with its sunken living room, wood-paneling, and floor-to-ceiling windows, takes the cake.Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 24 Dec. 2024
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After the long dinner, wives and sisters-in-law gathered in the kitchen, helping clean up and doing their best to connect in different languages, while the rest of the party moved into the sunken living room.Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Photos and videos clearly show the damage to the aircraft's fuselage, including punctures and dents, which strongly point to a strike by an air defense missile.Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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Compared to the richest man in South Korea Jay Y. Lee, the Squid Game winner still doesn’t really have a dent in wealth for the top 1%.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 26 Dec. 2024
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If that's not an option, either crouch down inside your car while protecting your head or leave the vehicle and take cover in a low-lying area such as a ditch or ravine.David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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Then their decayed remains began to turn up in the dense national forest that surrounds Placerville, dumped behind rocks or deep in ravines veiled by towering pines.Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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The purple shampoo is enriched with hydrolyzed vegetable protein, which has amino acids that penetrate the hair shafts to improve elasticity and prevent breakage.Jenny Berg, Allure, 31 Dec. 2024
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Since Eddie Howe’s arrival during the 2021-22 season, Newcastle’s main attacking threat has come from the flanks, where the team’s passing combinations aim to put the full-back in a crossing position, find the winger behind the defence, or allow the midfielder to penetrate the opponent’s lines.Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Hollow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollow. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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