hollow out

verb

hollowed out; hollowing out; hollows out
Synonyms of hollow outnext
1
: to remove the inside of (something) : to make an empty space in (something)
The kids were hollowing out pumpkins.
a hollowed-out log
2
: to form (something) by digging or cutting the inside of something
Workers hollowed out a tunnel through the mountain.

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Fields was the central character in the April Supreme Court decision that hollowed out the Voting Rights Act of 1965. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 Fields was the central character in the Supreme Court decision that hollowed out the Voting Rights Act of 1965. — Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Many of these facilities are in rural communities where federal funding cuts have hollowed out social services, from healthcare to food stamps, leaving them desperate for economic relief. — Ella Siegrist, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026 As the two form a friendship, the ghost fills a space in Penelope’s life that has been hollowed out by her father’s departure. — Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hollow out

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“Hollow out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hollow%20out. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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