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Recent Examples of sinkhole
Highway 1 in California was partially closed on Sunday after a sinkhole opened up, according to local transportation officials.
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Image Over the next three months, the state’s Department of Transportation grappled with three more sinkholes on the same stretch of interstate, including ones in the eastbound and westbound lanes.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Additional sinkholes have popped up in the time since December’s collapse.
—Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 17 May 2025
The Minnesota Wild were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Play-offs on May 1, and a giant sinkhole opened up on West Seventh Street — a block away from the Xcel Energy Center — exactly one week later.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Image Over the next three months, the state’s Department of Transportation grappled with three more sinkholes on the same stretch of interstate, including ones in the eastbound and westbound lanes.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Additional sinkholes have popped up in the time since December’s collapse.
—Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 17 May 2025
The Minnesota Wild were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Play-offs on May 1, and a giant sinkhole opened up on West Seventh Street — a block away from the Xcel Energy Center — exactly one week later.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinkhole
Noun
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The sink basin is mounted over top the extended toilet, folding flush into the wall for toilet access.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 July 2025
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SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying the Draper Lunar Lander headed for the moon’s Schrödinger basin on the lunar far side.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 July 2025
Noun
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And the man with a gruesome hole in his body as a result of necrosis.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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Fans can take photos among immersive tableaus from the show, play a larger than life version of Alamo Pong — corn hole but with giant beer cans — and toss rings at Rhinestein’s cowboy boot toss.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 July 2025
Noun
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The sedan then hits the puddle and spins out before the collision, the video shows.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
11 July 2025
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When the team replaced the live yeast with dead ones or glass beads, the same halo effect was produced, indicating that the puddles were driving it.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
4 June 2025
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Kiser's son Trigg was found in the backyard pool of the family's Chandler home on May 12.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
31 July 2025
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The shooting occurred outside the Christy Rec Center just after 4 p.m. when dozens of people were in the pool nearby, Police Commissioner Kevin J. Bethel told reporters during a press conference.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
30 July 2025
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“Sinkhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinkhole. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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