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Recent Examples of holes up
This offseason, the Jets will need to find a new quarterback too — along with filling a slew of other holes up and down the roster.
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Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Adelaida holes up in her mother’s apartment, unable to bring herself to pack up or even sort through her things, ignoring the banging and shouting from the street below.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
In this Canadian oddity, the fictional band Triton holes up in a farmhouse to record their new album.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Now on the run after escaping from prison, Manchester holes up in a local Toys R’ Us for several months.
—Katherine Singh, Refinery29, 9 Sep. 2025
Canes defenders gave Notre Dame receivers too much cushion in coverage, the interior of the defense allowed too many holes up the middle and linebacker Mohamed Toure busted coverage on Eli Raridon’s 65-yard catch and run, setting up Carr’s 7-yard run for the tying touchdown.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Quick and decisive in the middle of the Pondo defense, the 5-foot-11, 190-pound senior has the power to shed blockers and plug holes up front, and the speed to track down ball-carriers on the edge.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Adelaida holes up in her mother’s apartment, unable to bring herself to pack up or even sort through her things, ignoring the banging and shouting from the street below.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
In this Canadian oddity, the fictional band Triton holes up in a farmhouse to record their new album.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Now on the run after escaping from prison, Manchester holes up in a local Toys R’ Us for several months.
—Katherine Singh, Refinery29, 9 Sep. 2025
Canes defenders gave Notre Dame receivers too much cushion in coverage, the interior of the defense allowed too many holes up the middle and linebacker Mohamed Toure busted coverage on Eli Raridon’s 65-yard catch and run, setting up Carr’s 7-yard run for the tying touchdown.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Quick and decisive in the middle of the Pondo defense, the 5-foot-11, 190-pound senior has the power to shed blockers and plug holes up front, and the speed to track down ball-carriers on the edge.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holes up
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When season two begins, viewers meet a beautiful young Hispanic woman named Luz (Jeannine Mason), who hides on a boat traveling to a remote island, perhaps in the Caribbean, to make a liquor delivery for a wealthy businessman named Richard Helvig.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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There are wool blankets draped atop cow print chairs, lambskin hides on the bar stools and a casual Dom Perignon on the menu.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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In the American pop-culture feedback loop, at the football-movie intersection between sports and cinema and how the two inform and reflect each other, lurks a line delivery that lasts only a couple of seconds.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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This state of affairs allows the Thunder to be the giant that lurks quietly while pondering its choices before Thursday afternoon’s trade deadline.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Tumbler Ridge is small town, with just 2400 people, that lies at the foothills of the Rocky mountains in northeast British Columbia.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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What's clear is that the strong January number will heighten the importance of Friday's inflation data, which will give investors greater clarity into where the risk lies between the Fed's dual mandate of encouraging maximum employment and ensuring stable prices.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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