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Recent Examples of posthole
In 2013, his team uncovered thousands more ancient postholes, some from 11 circular structures cut into the bedrock.
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Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
Upgrading Your Fence Game To install the screen, mark the post centers on the ground, and use a posthole digger or shovel to dig holes at least 30 in.
—Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 15 May 2021
Setting the Posts Use a posthole digger to dig the holes.
—Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 23 Oct. 2020
Magazine reviewers were generally favorable to the first Bronco, but there’s a reason the truck became a rural workhorse with an accessories catalog full of snowplows and posthole diggers.
—Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 12 July 2020
Nearby, the remains of postholes mark the ghostly outlines of two longhouses.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 3 Dec. 2019
For more than an hour, the three humans dig postholes in the hard dirt, put up a fence and prepare the goats’ meal.
—Rachel Manteuffel, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2019
Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
Upgrading Your Fence Game To install the screen, mark the post centers on the ground, and use a posthole digger or shovel to dig holes at least 30 in.
—Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 15 May 2021
Setting the Posts Use a posthole digger to dig the holes.
—Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 23 Oct. 2020
Magazine reviewers were generally favorable to the first Bronco, but there’s a reason the truck became a rural workhorse with an accessories catalog full of snowplows and posthole diggers.
—Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 12 July 2020
Nearby, the remains of postholes mark the ghostly outlines of two longhouses.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 3 Dec. 2019
For more than an hour, the three humans dig postholes in the hard dirt, put up a fence and prepare the goats’ meal.
—Rachel Manteuffel, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for posthole
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Three-to-four-feet deep grave shafts were found while preparing to begin archaeological excavation east of the White River.Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2024
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This requires support of excavation so that adjacent buildings do not fall due to soil erosion.William Mullane, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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But in the late 2000s that business model disappeared as faster internet speeds facilitated a massive increase in piracy and the rise of commercial streaming platforms like Netflix, causing the demand for physical media to crater.Todd Longwell, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recommended Meet the ‘Haley Voters for Harris’ who could tip the election At the checkpoint, Palestinians say, men are being separated from women and children, who are forced to huddle in an earthen crater dug by the Israeli military.Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2024
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For your next evening out on the town, use Hailey’s outfit formula—layer lace tights beneath a semi-sheer skirt, and add a leather trench on top.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
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Just chop up your pumpkins into small pieces and bury them directly in your beds in 12-inch-deep trenches.Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
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During the interview with police, the couple admitted to disposing of the child’s body in a ditch in Mequon before arriving in Chicago.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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According to police accounts: The case began in 1959, when a child’s bones were found in a ditch off Davis Road in Mequon, Wisconsin, north of Milwaukee and about a five-hour’s drive from Houghton in the Upper Peninsula.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024
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The bad news is that drilling to such depths – sometimes beyond the world-record 12 km (7.5 mile) depth of the Kola borehole – is currently beyond the cutting edge of engineering, although there are some very promising projects that could solve this issue in relatively short order.David Szondy, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
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The metal casing that the drillers left behind still sticks up out of the snow, even though the borehole beneath it has collapsed.Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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With the defense having failed to get a gag order on witnesses or see the case tossed out on allegations of government leaks, the road to that trial is looking increasingly to be full of potholes.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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The overall cost of pothole to the U.K. economy, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research, is $18 billion.Carlton Reid, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Living in the burrow with roommates also comes with advantages.Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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This is because Oatman’s primary tourist attraction is the multitude of loose, wild burrows that wander its streets, bouncing from tourist to tourist and gorging on feed that is conveniently sold for $5 a bag.Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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The excursion takes a horrific turn when one guest gets trapped in a cave, with her arm wedged between rocks amid a rising tide.Claire Franken, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
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The residents salvaged some possessions—beds, a refrigerator, a washing machine—and installed them in a cave, which became their new home.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Posthole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posthole. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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