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Recent Examples of posthole
Per the authors, the original residence was clearly connected with Holy Trinity Church just to the south, parts of which date back to the 11th century, as evidenced by the posthole remains of what was once a bridge or causeway.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
In 2013, his team uncovered thousands more ancient postholes, some from 11 circular structures cut into the bedrock.
—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
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
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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Darcy’s love of categorization lends itself to a personal excavation.—
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The city and the Corps also are trying to expedite the usual spring excavation to remove a sand bar that grew more rapidly than usual near the harbor entrance, creating a hazard for boats that enter or leave the channel.—
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The park’s second volcano, the inactive Chato Volcano, collapsed thousands of years ago, creating a picturesque turquoise lagoon in its crater.—
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Schrodinger basin, a large impact crater near the moon’s south pole, shows evidence of geologically recent volcanic activity.—
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Throw on anything from a shearling jacket, long trench, or oversized hoodie, to a fuzzy, faux fur coat or chunky sweater dress with this stylish headgear.—
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To learn why dating in Nashville, in particular, may be so tough, The Tennessean interviewed Music City's Gen Z and Millennial crowds who have spent their time in the dating trenches.—
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Four days after her disappearance, Amber’s body was found in a drainage ditch with cuts, including to her throat.—
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According to investigators, the man was driving a Chevrolet Silverado northbound on Kilgore Road when the truck left the roadway, entered a ditch and overturned.—
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The reactor is placed one mile beneath the surface inside a narrow borehole.—
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Muller says the plan is to drill the borehole, lower the canister, load the fuel, and bring the reactor to criticality underground in 2026.—
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The deep pothole was discovered in the right lane of southbound I-35 over Pflumm Road, according to Delaney Tholen, public information officer for KDOT’s KC Metro office.—
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That is reduced to one report per pothole after volunteers get a call from a city representative instructing them to do so.—
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Solo wasps survive the winter as juveniles in places such as underground burrows, hollow stems, or cavities, says Hayes.—
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In a paleontological first, researchers have discovered that bees used the jawbones of now extinct mammals as burrows.—
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Great Basin encompasses more than 77,000 acres of stunning wilderness, including a cave system, alpine lakes, pinyon-juniper forests, and high altitude peaks.—
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The hotel sits above a deep valley, with ancient caves built into the cliffs.—
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“Posthole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posthole. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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