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Recent Examples of hole up
When this writer foolishly forgot her iPods inside the Palais, the 15-minute walk to fetch them — during which I was almost toppled over by wind and accosted by sleet — was enough to make her hole up in her hotel room for the rest of the day.
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 28 Mar. 2026
When he isn’t holed up doing taxidermy, her protective physician husband (Ted Levine) stalks around the cabin angrily.
—Judy Berman, Time, 26 Mar. 2026
Currently, the Connecticut resident has been holed up at home after slipping on the stoop at his old friend Marsha Mason’s house.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
The idea was hatched during the pandemic, when Kevin and Kyra were holed up together and going stir crazy.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 28 Mar. 2026
When he isn’t holed up doing taxidermy, her protective physician husband (Ted Levine) stalks around the cabin angrily.
—Judy Berman, Time, 26 Mar. 2026
Currently, the Connecticut resident has been holed up at home after slipping on the stoop at his old friend Marsha Mason’s house.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
The idea was hatched during the pandemic, when Kevin and Kyra were holed up together and going stir crazy.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hole up
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To add order, cabinets hide toys, there’s a small desk for homework, and East London Cloth café curtains filter the light.—
Katherine Burns Olson,
Architectural Digest,
1 May 2026
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The Harrison County Health Department notes dark clothing resembles the shadows mosquitoes hide in.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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The Audacity creator Jonathan Glatzer and star Billy Magnussen, who plays wealthy tech CEO Duncan Park, took the stage at Deadline Contenders TV to talk about taking the tech monster lurking in the shadows and those responsible for its existence, and turning it into a comedy.—
Amanda Champagne-Meadows,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
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With savings up to 86 percent on complete sets and lots of cooling options for warm nights, there are some major bedding deals lurking on the site.—
Tanya Sharma,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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Smyre recalled that Scott would go into the well during tense House-Senate moments and lay into him when Smyre was House Rules chair.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
2 May 2026
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Beneath the surface of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) lies a fundamental structural shift.—
Katica Roy,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hole%20up. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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