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Imagine sitting in a cafe or a foxhole or a government office in Ukraine on Friday, watching those first scenes in Anchorage.
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Tom Nagorski, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
Mavics with simple drop hardware rain down grenades on enemy positions with deadly precision, dropping munitions into foxholes and trenches or vehicle hatches.
—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
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Tom Nagorski, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
Mavics with simple drop hardware rain down grenades on enemy positions with deadly precision, dropping munitions into foxholes and trenches or vehicle hatches.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foxhole
Noun
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The attack, which reportedly used 2,000-pound bunker-buster bombs, marks a major escalation as the conflict in the region entered its second month.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
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Trump now says the project will also include an underground military bunker of undisclosed size and scope.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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To round it all out, add a fire pit that brings everyone together once the sun goes down for everything from s’mores to late-night hangs.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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Pangea’s partners mill (grind) and hydrolyze (break down using water) these pits.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Torii Hunter, a defensive whiz who now works as an Angels special assistant and who happened to be in the dugout, was succinct in his praise for the performance.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
5 Apr. 2026
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The aggressive baserunning had the Yankees’ dugout hyped, as Gerrit Cole, Will Warren and others threw their hands up and smiled wide as Stanton crossed the plate.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Almonty’s tungsten mine in Sangdong, South Korea, in March 2026.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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Maybe take out those fast boats or mines that are along the water.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Other rabbits end up in her shelter after living their lives in a laboratory.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Foxhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foxhole. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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