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Recent Examples of brick wall
On the white brick wall behind the bar hung what looked like a triptych of a swan on a pink settee.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
That’s the brick wall that Kelley is up against.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
That’s the brick wall that Kelley is up against.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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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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By deploying solvers on scalable cloud platforms, firms avoid the need for expensive local hardware, lowering barriers for CAE adoption among businesses.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
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Magazine collaging, in particular, is enjoying a revitalization for adults seeking a low-barrier entry into mixed-media art.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Scientists realized that the Netherlands—the site of a 1944 railroad strike in support of the Allies, followed by a retaliatory Nazi blockade on food—had kept meticulous records of a subsequent famine, the Dutch Hunger Winter.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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The blockade, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, triggered a geopolitical crisis.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 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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That’s the biggest stumbling block to processing what’s really happening right now.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brick%20wall. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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