HOLED Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

holed

verb

past tense of hole

as in drilled

to make a hole or series of holes in holed the target with a round of shots

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Recent Examples of holed Cejka already had holed a 12-foot birdie putt on the 18th for a 65 and was the first to post at 17-under 271. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 Hill hit a long bunker shot to 3 feet and holed the birdie putt for a 13 1/2-12 1/2 victory. — Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026 Whaley holed a nervy 5-foot bogey putt on the 18th hole to defeat Georgia senior Carter Loflin. — Mercury News Staff, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026 On the 12th, Cauley hit a wedge from 93 feet out over a bunker and holed it for another birdie. — Hugh Kellenberger, New York Times, 14 June 2026 The original West Hollywood restaurant is known for its unassuming locale holed away in a strip mall—a stark juxtaposition with its A-list clientele like Kendall Jenner and Taylor Swift (and meals that can cost nearly $400). — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026 After more than 30 years of acting onscreen, Scarlett Johansson recently opened up about being pigeon-holed early in her career. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2026 Fitzpatrick, who missed four birdie chances from inside 10 feet in a seven-hole stretch around the turn, holed a 30-foot birdie putt on the par-3 15th to take the lead, only for Lipsky — playing in the group behind him — to make a 7-foot birdie on the 14th to catch him. — Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026 Steak knives are one of those kitchen items that get pigeon-holed into the niche tool category thanks to their name. — Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026

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José Ramírez reached on an infield single to start the eighth and DeLauter drilled a double off losing pitcher Tyler Wells, putting runners at second and third.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Santos and others had drilled with limited results but couldn’t replicate the American formula.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of drilled

Verb

The sound of jackhammering in the Horsches’ backyard pierced the otherwise quiet street Wednesday afternoon.

— Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
Neighbors in the area say the bullets pierced parked cars, trash cans, even the bedroom window of someone blocks away.

— Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of pierced

Verb

As for the crack, well, that happened by accident when heavy equipment punched through a concrete wall and unintentionally punctured the sphere, company officials told The Mountaineer.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
Ordinary except, of course, for that time humans punched it, opening the door for the Hera mission to explore the previously unremarkable rocks.

— Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026