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Recent Examples of brick wall
Hitting a brick wall with home or with family discussions?
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Usa Today, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Spencer Platt | Getty Images The S&P 500 ran into a brick wall Friday and finished the week lower, just one day after closing at a record high.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2025
Last night, Shohei Ohtani, today’s starting pitcher, who will also bat leadoff, crushed a home run over the brick wall in right field and into the San Francisco Bay, where Bonds deposited 35 of his own 762 career home runs.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
The Aledo defense was a brick wall all day.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Nov. 2025
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Usa Today, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Spencer Platt | Getty Images The S&P 500 ran into a brick wall Friday and finished the week lower, just one day after closing at a record high.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2025
Last night, Shohei Ohtani, today’s starting pitcher, who will also bat leadoff, crushed a home run over the brick wall in right field and into the San Francisco Bay, where Bonds deposited 35 of his own 762 career home runs.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
The Aledo defense was a brick wall all day.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brick wall
Noun
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Incorporate a wood ceiling and a stone wall in a modern kitchen for a modern rustic twist.—
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
21 Jan. 2026
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This Texas farmhouse's living room keeps a neutral color palette to highlight the farmhouse elements like the wood pieces and stone wall sections.—
Zoe Gowen,
Southern Living,
29 Dec. 2025
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Reframing Negotiation as Collaboration Perhaps the biggest mental barrier is viewing negotiation as conflict.—
Kwame Christian Esq,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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For all the progress in the lab, though, money remains a major barrier.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Among the options being considered is a complete naval blockade to stop oil shipments to Cuba, Politico reported.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Cuba had long relied on Venezuelan oil to run its economy, but crude shipments have plummeted since the US ouster of Nicolás Maduro and its blockade on oil tankers leaving Venezuela; Mexico is now the top oil exporter to Cuba.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The change could prove a stumbling block for people who need to ensure that mail such as bill payments, taxes or voting ballots are postmarked by specific dates.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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However, one of the stumbling blocks on this pathway is borate, which is a family of common compounds found in seawater.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brick%20wall. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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