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Recent Examples of foxhole
Mavics with simple drop hardware rain down grenades on enemy positions with deadly precision, dropping munitions into foxholes and trenches or vehicle hatches.
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Instead infantry soldiers squeeze into foxholes in groups of two or three.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
He was wounded in both legs and left for three days in a foxhole during a brutal winter.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
Tucked away in a field provided by local landowners, the site was filled with army vehicles, pup tents and foxholes.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Instead infantry soldiers squeeze into foxholes in groups of two or three.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
He was wounded in both legs and left for three days in a foxhole during a brutal winter.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
Tucked away in a field provided by local landowners, the site was filled with army vehicles, pup tents and foxholes.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foxhole
Noun
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This lightweight synthetic jacket packs down to the size of a liter water bottle and weighs about ten ounces—even with a storm-bunker of a collar and hood (cut snug to fit beneath a helmet).—
Kelly Bastone,
Outside,
10 Feb. 2026
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In season two, Xavier continues his search for his wife, Teri (Enuka Okuma), outside of the bunker while the remaining residents in Paradise deal with the fallout of Cal’s killing.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Nick Hensley, our gas man, did a fantastic job getting us in position out of pit road.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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There are a few thoughtful features built into this fire pit.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There also will be dugout repairs, irrigation adjustments and new plantings along the backside of the new home run fence.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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There were no clear signs of things getting better, either, and with all the teams beneath and around them in the table improving, there was little choice but to make a change in the dugout.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Earnshaw family’s home at Wuthering Heights itself is a nightmare (again, complimentary), seemingly made of both raw ore and shiny tile, a deep, dark mine that appears made to hurt.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Feb. 2026
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Rosedale was once known for its quarries and mines.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Gertie, a female boxer-mix, was found by a partner shelter in Tulare after she had been dropped off on the side of the road with serious injuries.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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The gala, the organization’s biggest fundraiser, helps fund counseling, advocacy and emergency shelter for individuals and families who are survivors of domestic violence.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Foxhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foxhole. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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