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holed up

ADJECTIVE

concealed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

buried camouflaged covered planted veiled

STRONG

cached enshrouded guarded masked obscure obscured screened secreted shrouded stashed

WEAK

covered up covert hush-hush hushed up incog incognito inconspicuous perdu privy put in the hole recondite tucked away ulterior under wraps unseen

Antonyms

WEAK

bare clear disclosed exposed obvious open plain revealed shown told uncovered

Example Sentences

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The only break in the show’s near decade-long history came during the COVID-19 pandemic, when artists all around the city were holed up in their homes with nowhere to play.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Inside the city, Russian soldiers are believed to be holed up in buildings, hiding from roving Ukrainian drones.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Around one million Goma residents were holed up in their homes on January 26, 2025, when the Congolese army and its allies were forced to pull out of the provincial capital.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

He and his wife, Linda, had holed up on their Scotland farm, where he learned to pour cement and shear sheep while she worked on her musicianship and cooking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Evelyn is holed up in Erudite headquarters with her factionless supporters, leaning over a map of the city.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

holed up

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