hollow
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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 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
The bulky toy was holding a hollow, polka-dotted egg.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Although the teeth themselves were gone, these hollow spaces remained intact and empty.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
Nine tossed the last of his satchels into the tree hollow and heaved a patch of moss over the hole.
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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