hollow
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Olsen: You’ve expressed some frustration recently with the phrase “representation” — that it’s become kind of a hollow gesture.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Human civilizations across the ages have understood this to be an important lesson, which is how gold became the go-to cautionary symbol for greed, vanity, and the hollow existence to which they lead.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
The British government's response "needs to be more than words" as they "ring rather hollow".
From BBC • May 21, 2026
The original sense of “bottom” survives in many words related to “fund,” including foundation, fundamental, profound and the medical term fundus, the area of a hollow organ that is farthest away from the organ’s opening.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
They showed employees the hollow coin, hoping for clues to its origin.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing hollow
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 5
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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Excerpt from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
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