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Recent Examples of posthole
In 2013, his team uncovered thousands more ancient postholes, some from 11 circular structures cut into the bedrock.
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Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
Upgrading Your Fence Game To install the screen, mark the post centers on the ground, and use a posthole digger or shovel to dig holes at least 30 in.
—Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 15 May 2021
Setting the Posts Use a posthole digger to dig the holes.
—Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 23 Oct. 2020
Magazine reviewers were generally favorable to the first Bronco, but there’s a reason the truck became a rural workhorse with an accessories catalog full of snowplows and posthole diggers.
—Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 12 July 2020
Nearby, the remains of postholes mark the ghostly outlines of two longhouses.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 3 Dec. 2019
For more than an hour, the three humans dig postholes in the hard dirt, put up a fence and prepare the goats’ meal.
—Rachel Manteuffel, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2019
Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
Upgrading Your Fence Game To install the screen, mark the post centers on the ground, and use a posthole digger or shovel to dig holes at least 30 in.
—Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 15 May 2021
Setting the Posts Use a posthole digger to dig the holes.
—Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 23 Oct. 2020
Magazine reviewers were generally favorable to the first Bronco, but there’s a reason the truck became a rural workhorse with an accessories catalog full of snowplows and posthole diggers.
—Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 12 July 2020
Nearby, the remains of postholes mark the ghostly outlines of two longhouses.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 3 Dec. 2019
For more than an hour, the three humans dig postholes in the hard dirt, put up a fence and prepare the goats’ meal.
—Rachel Manteuffel, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for posthole
Noun
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Point of fact, a recent article in the Financial Times suggests (paywall) that employment related to excavation, service, cleaning and repair sectors are likely to go largely unscathed in the next decade.—
Joe Trusty,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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For many years, however, there were few protocols for the preservation or proper excavation of artifacts.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Bit Bonds purposefully incorporate more volatility – bitcoin can skyrocket or crater faster than gold ever could.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The rover drilled the Cumberland sample from an area within a crater called Yellowknife Bay, which resembled an ancient lake bed.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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Offensive line coach and run game coordinator Allen Rudolph followed Albin from Ohio and has added a new crop of talent to the offensive trenches, many of whom are unproven at the FBS level.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Mar. 2025
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While telecommunications cables have been laid in trenches 8-km deep, power cables are much thicker and heavier, so placing and even transporting them is more challenging.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Henley and Robinson allegedly traveled to Las Vegas to confront Williams, shot him in the head, and left his body in a ditch.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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If finding a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down inside your car and protect your head, or abandon your vehicle and seek shelter in a low-lying area such as a ditch or ravine.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2025
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Case’s drilling concept generates the force needed for the tip from the peristaltic segments within the borehole.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Mar. 2025
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Next, the team scanned the borehole with gamma rays.—
Brent Crane,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Moore soon learned that a ship had lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s supporting columns, killing the six workers — whose assignment that night was filling potholes on the bridge.—
Lea Skene,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
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The worst potholes typically don't form until March, when the weather warms up.—
Justin L. Mack,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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According to folklore, if Phil sees his shadow and retreats to his burrow, winter will persist for another six weeks.—
Ashley Parks,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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These hatch to produce maggots that burrow, or screw, into the flesh causing intense pain, injury and in some cases death to the affected animal.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Booker Wines Courtesy of Booker Wines Though a picturesque tasting room is not the prerequisite for quality wines, the breathtaking estate at Booker Wines, complete with a tasting lounge and underground wine caves, is tough to resist.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
24 Mar. 2025
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The proposal calls for repairing the step surfaces and filling in a cave that has eroded beneath the steps with concrete designed to match the color and texture of the surrounding bluffs and seawall.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Posthole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posthole. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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