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hollow

[hol-oh] / ˈhɒl oʊ /








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Employees, alumni and donor Thomas L. Beckmen met Harding with a tunnel of boomwhackers — colorful, hollow tubes used to help children practice their rhythm.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

If “The Christophers” is to be believed, art that tries to imitate a certain style is little more than hollow, emotionless posturing.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 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

But some industry professionals said its use of AI went too far, making graphics feel airbrushed and hollow.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

To his delight, the foggy glass had done well to cover his eye hollow.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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