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Recent Examples of hole up
Everyone was there, holed up in some random hotel room, all just staring at her.
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Alex Ross, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Ramos pleaded guilty last August to the 2019 murder of police rookie Tara O’Sullivan, who had accompanied Ramos’ former girlfriend to retrieve her belongings from the Del Paso Heights home where he was holed up and behaving erratically.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Jay Graber, the C.E.O. of the upstart social-media platform Bluesky, arrived in San Francisco the Sunday after Donald Trump’s reëlection and holed up in a hotel room.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
So, in 2023, with a wellspring of material pouring out of him, Keery holed up in New York City's Electric Lady Studios with longtime collaborator Adam Thein.
—EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Alex Ross, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Ramos pleaded guilty last August to the 2019 murder of police rookie Tara O’Sullivan, who had accompanied Ramos’ former girlfriend to retrieve her belongings from the Del Paso Heights home where he was holed up and behaving erratically.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Jay Graber, the C.E.O. of the upstart social-media platform Bluesky, arrived in San Francisco the Sunday after Donald Trump’s reëlection and holed up in a hotel room.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
So, in 2023, with a wellspring of material pouring out of him, Keery holed up in New York City's Electric Lady Studios with longtime collaborator Adam Thein.
—EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hole up
Verb
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Lastly, clean up any rotting wood or loose leaves from your property to give these ants fewer places to hide.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 May 2025
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Each level is also absolutely crawling with secret collectibles hidden in various nooks and crannies, which often tease you with a glimpse through a hole in some impassable wall or rock formation.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Mars will appear in the constellation Cancer in the western sky, while Jupiter will lurk close to the horizon, setting just a few hours after the sun.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
13 May 2025
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Probably not as many as are lurking on your medicine cabinet shelves.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 May 2025
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Still, Manalapan remains in a category all its own, and much of its appeal lies in its rarity.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
4 May 2025
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Villa lie seventh, with their remaining four games against teams below them, starting with Fulham at home, then Bournemouth away, Tottenham at home and finally United at Old Trafford.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hole%20up. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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