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Recent Examples of brick wall
On Tuesday, Oklahoma confirmed plans to install padding around the brick wall.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
The resulting blast merely damaged an exterior brick wall.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Nearby stands a white brick wall with black letters.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
That’s the brick wall that Kelley is up against.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
The resulting blast merely damaged an exterior brick wall.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Nearby stands a white brick wall with black letters.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
That’s the brick wall that Kelley is up against.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brick wall
Noun
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Use Natural Materials A natural stone wall-mount sink in a bathroom highlights the use of earthy materials.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
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The property was built on the site of an old steam locomotive roundhouse, and the original semi-circular stone wall runs through the new building.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Mamdani will face high expectations and even higher barriers to executing an agenda that includes enormous bureaucratic, political, and logistic hurdles.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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In this conversation with Interesting Engineering, Elbasyouni reflects on his path from a curious kid who hacked radios to a leader in aerospace innovation, the lessons learned from startups and deep-space engineering, and the mindset needed to break through barriers, technical and otherwise.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The year and a half long blockade of some 250,000 civilians has led to starvation and famine.—
NPR,
NPR,
30 Oct. 2025
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The month-long blockade by the JNIM armed group has set off long queues at petrol stations in Bamako and other major cities, grinding economic activity to a halt.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The company launched its eleventh Starship test rocket earlier this month following a string of stumbling blocks and explosions.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott had an equally impressive day, completing 25 of 34 passes for 261 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions, but Dallas’ defense proved to be its stumbling block again.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brick%20wall. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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