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as in aperture
a place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing
line up the pegs on section A with the holes in section B and press the two together
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as in pit
a sunken area forming a separate space
dig a hole big enough to plant the tree
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as in predicament
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
Bill dug himself into a hole by promising to be in two places at the same time
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as in dump
a dirty or messy place
when people see my room, they often ask, "How can you live in this hole?"
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as in gap
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)
found a hole in the chain-link fence big enough to squeeze through
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as in void
an incomplete or deficient area
there's a huge hole in your logic
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as in to drill
to make a hole or series of holes in
holed the target with a round of shots
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Recent Examples of hole
Staff Author Published, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2024
This can lead to devices with security holes and weaknesses.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
Watch:Milton rips hole the size of a basketball court in Melbourne Orlando Airport's roof
Watch: Florida man jogs as Hurricane Milton hits Florida
Unplanned events can occur during a journalist's live shot, especially during a major weather event.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Choose a pot with drainage holes and pour in succulent or cactus potting soil.
—Staff Author Published, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2024
This can lead to devices with security holes and weaknesses.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
Verb
Scheffler found a bunker right of the 18th green, and nearly holed the sand shot.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
Watch:Milton rips hole the size of a basketball court in Melbourne Orlando Airport's roof
Watch: Florida man jogs as Hurricane Milton hits Florida
Unplanned events can occur during a journalist's live shot, especially during a major weather event.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hole
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Open the aperture beyond ROI, and leverage the return on experience (ROX) framework shared in my previous article to create a rather holistic set of metrics.Sujay Saha, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The 18-55mm's depth of field is quite slim when focusing close, even with the aperture stopped down.PCMAG, PCMAG, 2 Dec. 2024
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Statement areas include a wide uncluttered bow area with a helipad aft, a fire pit lounge forward, and a bimini to shelter from the wind.Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
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The commission also warned that flames can jet out of the container when refueling a pit with an active fire.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Donald Trump Taunts Panama: 'Welcome To The United States Canal' By David Faris Associate Professor, Roosevelt University 0 As the sun rises on 2025—at least in the parts of the country where there is January sunlight—America's basic predicament has become clearer.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Postecoglou wants more people to sympathise with their predicament.Jay Harris, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Just four years later, Howard found himself being traded away in a salary dump.Tim Bontemps, chicagotribune.com, 21 June 2017
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New York City is gradually transforming its largest trash dump, Fresh Kills on Staten Island, into a vast expanse of parkland and restored natural areas.Andres Viglucci, miamiherald, 15 June 2017
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The gap between wage stagnation and skyrocketing housing prices has left many working-class families feeling sidelined, wondering if homeownership is even an attainable dream anymore.Rodolfo Delgado, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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There's also a weird inner gap around the zombie star.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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Add to that an empty nest—a daughter in college and a son at boarding school—which made the timing ideal.Stacie Stukin, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
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Their nest, which is perched 145 feet above the ground in a Jeffrey pine tree, is the highest bald eagle nest observed by a webcam in the country, Steers said.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Fans anticipating new music from Lil Baby and Gunna will only have their past work to fill the void for now.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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These objections aside, the simple fact is that no one can say for certain what Trump’s mass deportation plan will look like because no specifics have been revealed, with the administration instead filling the void with dangerous rhetoric.David Gilbert, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
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Collecting a pass from Locatelli, Thuram drove into the box before drilling a low shot beyond David De Gea and into the bottom corner of the net.Adam Digby, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Our readers wanted to know more about power beaming, new kinds of nuclear fusion, vertical solar farms, powerful ways to drill deeper into the Earth’s crust to harness geothermal energy, and grid hardware that connects renewable energy projects.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hole. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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