brick wall

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Recent Examples of brick wall Forty years ago, American researcher Roger Ulrich studied how hospital patients used fewer painkillers and had faster recoveries when their windows overlooked a green space with trees compared to those who looked out at a brick wall, the release stated. Khloe Quill, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025 Standing against a brick wall, the Grammy winner wore a long-sleeve black tee, presumably a plaid skirt (though only a bit of the waistband was visible) and her signature red lip. Hedy Phillips, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025 Forty years ago, American researcher Roger Ulrich studied how hospital patients used fewer painkillers and had faster recoveries when their windows overlooked a green space with trees compared to those who looked out at a brick wall, the release stated. Khloe Quill, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025 However, these claims just hit a brick wall. Andrew Rechenberg, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brick wall
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brick wall
Noun
  • The iconic building that’s now the town’s wedding chapel was built with thick stone walls to store dairy products and other perishables.
    Kathe Tanner, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • With its horned Highland cattle, its neat stone walls and a tiny church that dates from the 15th century on its land, Cowage Farm in Foxley, in southwestern England, hardly looks like a crime scene.
    Stephen Castle, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Breaking Barriers In his work, Stone presses the notion that a patient’s treatment options should not be limited simply because of their zip code.
    Jordan French, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Relevant Policy: The Reciprocal Tariff Executive Order (April 2025) imposes tariffs on countries maintaining barriers against U.S. goods, aiming to strengthen domestic manufacturing.
    Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Israeli blockade Israel imposed the blockade on March 2, then shattered a two-month ceasefire by resuming military attacks March 18.
    Wafaa Shurafa and Lee Keath, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Some 80% of Gaza's population of more than 2 million relies primarily on charity kitchens for food because other sources have shut down under Israel's blockade, according to the U.N.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Much of this work would require Congress to go along, which has been a stumbling block in the past.
    Emily Peck, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Recommended Creativity Idina Menzel’s new Broadway show has a towering co-star: Stella the tree One potential stumbling block could be President Zelenskyy’s insistence that any deal include serious security guarantees for his country.
    Howard LaFranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2025

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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brick%20wall. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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