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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
Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
In addition, try to prevent bats from getting inside your home through windows, chimneys or other holes.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Mark Gurarie, Health, 21 June 2025
Spaun holed putts of 22, 40 and 64 feet all during his last seven holes played.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 16 June 2025
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Noun
How to Make Your Own Fairy Pumpkin Cottage Start by cutting a hole in the top of your pumpkin around the stem and removing the seeds.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
In addition, try to prevent bats from getting inside your home through windows, chimneys or other holes.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
These include dental conditions as well as oral health and hygiene practices.
Cavities
Cavities are areas where enamel breaks down due to tooth decay, causing fissures (cracks) and eventually holes in the tooth.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 21 June 2025
Spaun holed putts of 22, 40 and 64 feet all during his last seven holes played.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hole
Noun
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If using a regular camera, photography experts have recommended using a wide-angle lens, an aperture or F-stop of four or less and a focus set to the furthest possible setting.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Through this aperture, sunlight could filter all the way down to the church floor.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There’s the obvious pit in your stomach sickness.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Sep. 2025
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The inn sits on three acres of peaceful grounds and has a fire pit, a cute foot bridge, and a linden tree grove.—
Megan Margulies,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Sep. 2025
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The city’s current trash predicament traces back to Measure B, a successful 2022 city ballot measure that ended the decades-long practice of San Diego providing no-fee trash service to single-family homes and many small townhome and apartment complexes.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Sep. 2025
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Although Harold is not literary fiction’s first obsessive ruminator, what makes Muscle Man feel so plugged into the moment is how common the predicament feels.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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Far less fussy than making homemade caramel apples, but with all the same flavor, this dump cake is our go-to effortless fall dessert.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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Fourteen months after winning a landslide election victory, Starmer’s position at the helm of the Labour Party is fragile and his poll ratings are in the dumps.—
Jill Lawless,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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With the gap between predictive models and regulatory maps now exposed, pressure is building on municipalities and state agencies to modernize infrastructure and flood mitigation planning.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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While the Dell still trailed the Acer, the gap was narrower than in the CPU tests.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some of the birds stood still and silent on their nests, but most were in motion, hopping around on branches at the top of their silver maples, raising a general ruckus.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
14 Sep. 2025
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The team kept colonies of Iberian harvester ants in artificial nests in its lab.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But as workforces in pharmacies, hospitals and clinic offices shrink, software like Gainwell provides will likely become more crucial to fill the void.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Of course, this is the promise of every religious upbringing—laugh at your parents, but also, after a wild decade or two, return in some way, maybe not to the religion, but to the spiritual void that the religion was meant to fill in the first place.—
Anna Bruno
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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No one wants to drill with you.—
Matthew Shen Goodman,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Patriots quarterbacks coach Ashton Grant saw months of practice come alive in that moment, having drilled those exact movements with Maye since the spring.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hole. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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