as in to penetrate
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Recent Examples of honeycomb
Then there are Gaza’s hospitals, which Israel says have been used by Hamas for military purposes and are honeycombed by tunnels used by its fighters.
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Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2023
The Israel Defense Forces, or IDF, is now inside Gaza City, fighting Hamas above and below ground — among civilians, around hospitals, schools and mosques — in areas the IDF says are honeycombed with tunnels.
—Alex Horton, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2023
But the ground operation is entering a perilous stage, with Israeli soldiers advancing in an urban landscape that is honeycombed with tunnels and home to many Palestinians.
—Andrés R. Martínez, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2023
In locations visited by Washington Post journalists, workers in flip-flops and torn T-shirts, including some who appeared to be teenagers, crowded into huge open pits or descended into the tunnels that honeycomb the ground.
—Arlette Bashizi, Washington Post, 5 July 2023
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Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2023
The Israel Defense Forces, or IDF, is now inside Gaza City, fighting Hamas above and below ground — among civilians, around hospitals, schools and mosques — in areas the IDF says are honeycombed with tunnels.
—Alex Horton, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2023
But the ground operation is entering a perilous stage, with Israeli soldiers advancing in an urban landscape that is honeycombed with tunnels and home to many Palestinians.
—Andrés R. Martínez, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2023
In locations visited by Washington Post journalists, workers in flip-flops and torn T-shirts, including some who appeared to be teenagers, crowded into huge open pits or descended into the tunnels that honeycomb the ground.
—Arlette Bashizi, Washington Post, 5 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honeycomb
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The carpet cleaner uses a liquid solution to penetrate your carpet and remove stains and spills, leaving the result brighter and spotless.Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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In early Thirties Germany, as the Nazi threat grew, the state’s propaganda machine began to penetrate the dream life of its citizenry.Zadie Smith, The New York Review of Books, 10 Nov. 2024
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Experts weigh in Musk jumped into discussing the election with just a handful of months until Election Day, taking aim at a state saturated with political advertising and get-out-the-vote operations, experts said.Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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In a market saturated with content where everyone is competing for eyeballs, formats, spinoffs and reboots are thriving.John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
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With hundreds of breweries and dozens of distilleries, Colorado’s craft beverage scene is overflowing with options.Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2024
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The stormwaters overflowed the Magro and Turia river basins and the Poyo riverbed, the AP reports, leading to the riverbanks overflowing.Marina Watts, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Honeycomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honeycomb. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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