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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brick walls
Noun
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Earlier this month, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada and China reached a preliminary deal to remove trade barriers and lower tariffs.—
Terri Cullen,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2026 -
Geographic barriers and limited profit potential have long discouraged private internet service providers from these areas, thus necessitating public investment.—
Letters to the Editor,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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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Cannon’s second and third languages become stumbling blocks for the reader, and visual shortcuts for emotional distance.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Brick walls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brick%20walls. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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