hollowness

noun

Definition of hollownessnext
as in barrenness

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  1. hollow
  2. cavity
  3. air
  4. open
Noun
  • But there's a good chance every bite of the nation’s orange obsession has its origins in the same spot: Morton, a sleepy hollow outside Peoria, Illinois that touts itself as the pumpkin capital of the world.
    John Riley, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
  • One hallmark of a Rooney protagonist, after all, is the kind of willful disappearance—into an affair, into BDSM, into friendship, or, indeed, into the hollows of one’s own body—that fat people are rarely afforded.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024
Definition of hollow
Noun
  • Check the cavity: Check the turkey's cavity for ice crystals; any remaining ice suggests the center is still partially frozen, requiring additional thawing time.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
  • As an audience member, watching a parasitic monster violently force its way out of a human chest cavity is a wholly unpleasant sight — one that’s been effectively captivating audiences since the Alien franchise began almost half a century ago.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of cavity
Noun
  • Hamas had agreed to the truce in May 2021 after an 11-day Israeli air campaign in Gaza that followed Hamas’s firing of 150 rockets into Israel, an opening barrage that killed two Israeli civilians and wounded dozens more.
    John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Ultimately, the environmental benefit allowed Caltrain to receive a waiver by the air quality management district to keep the locomotives in operation.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
Definition of air
Noun
  • Ultimately, questions about geoengineering should be researched and considered out in the open.
    Lara Williams, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Everything is out in the open; teams can talk about the issue at hand and move on.
    Hylke Faber, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of open
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Thesaurus Entries Near hollowness

hollowing (out)

hollowness

hollow (out)

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