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
Although the teeth themselves were gone, these hollow spaces remained intact and empty.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
That pattern echoes what economists call skills-biased technological change: the tendency of some new technologies to hollow out routine work while complementing jobs held by more highly educated workers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Clare crept forward and curled into the hollow of the girl’s trembling body, nuzzling his snout into the curve between her chin and throat.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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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