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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

Ukrainian marine Yaroslav Rumyantsev was taken prisoner in Mariupol in May 2022 when, after one of the fiercest battles of the war, troops holed up in the Azovstal plant were forced to surrender.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

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

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Musk was holed up at his newest startup, xAI, trying to catch up in the artificial-intelligence arms race.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

When David is home, he’s holed up in the garage tinkering with engine parts or tweaking his team’s robot.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

holed up

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