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Recent Examples of brick wall
Beck served up the home run to Basallo and allowed Jackson Holliday to triple off the brick wall in right field that led to two more runs.
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
The dining room, too, hasn’t been much modified, retaining the old brick wall, the open kitchen and long bar, but now the seating is more open, lighting is better and the sound level remarkable in a downtown restaurant where a din is so often considered a boon.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Those two plays came on the heels of a catch in the left-center-field gap taking him into the brick wall in Monday’s loss, featuring a 30% catch probability, to end the first inning and save a run.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Paw prints are visible on a brick wall in Montreal.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
The dining room, too, hasn’t been much modified, retaining the old brick wall, the open kitchen and long bar, but now the seating is more open, lighting is better and the sound level remarkable in a downtown restaurant where a din is so often considered a boon.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Those two plays came on the heels of a catch in the left-center-field gap taking him into the brick wall in Monday’s loss, featuring a 30% catch probability, to end the first inning and save a run.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Paw prints are visible on a brick wall in Montreal.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brick wall
Noun
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Our guide stopped to point out an accessible glowworm on the stone wall, and everyone leaned in for a closer look.—
Ann Patchett,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Throughout are artful and ethereal light fixtures, and, in the office, a backlit stone wall glows behind floor-to-ceiling display shelves.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The powerful serum is formulated with hyaluronic acid, vitamin B5, and madecassoside to plump fine lines and wrinkles, hydrate the skin, and replenish the skin’s natural moisture barrier.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
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For instance, while a single atom could pass through a barrier, a tennis ball – made up of a huge amount of particles – cannot.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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During her run as a privateering vessel, the Dash and other ships like her were regarded as a sort of sea militia working for the United States against a stifling British blockade of New England ports.—
Leanna Renee Hieber,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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The flotilla is part of a series of international efforts to challenge Israel’s blockade, which has been in place since 2007 after Hamas took control of Gaza.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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That’s the biggest stumbling block to processing what’s really happening right now.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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Without proper infrastructure, even the most advanced technology can become a stumbling block rather than a solution.—
Theresa McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brick%20wall. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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