Synonyms for pothole
ˈpɒtˌhoʊlpot·hole

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1. pothole, chuckholenoun

   a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface)

   Synonyms:
   chuckhole

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1. List of paraphrases for "pothole":

   hole

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How to use pothole in a sentence?

1. Sal Guatieri:

   The U.S. economy finally hit a pothole in the third quarter, but it is set to re-accelerate in the current period.

2. Will Freeman:

   Year after year, it never happened. This year it was improbable, we hit every pothole, every bump you could possibly hit this year, and somehow the car still made it onto the other side. It’s just an incredible group.

3. Van Veldhuizen:

   You don't know what the next step brings, all of a sudden you step a little funny on a pebble or you step into a pothole and now you've got a twisted ankle.

4. Mark Harman:

   And you need to have something to fill that pothole. they're all decimated.