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Recent Examples of brick wall
The open-concept interior features exposed brick walls, high ceilings and exposed mechanical piping.
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Brendel Hightower, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Companies without robust technical debt management will slam into a digital brick wall.
—Adam Tornhill, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
But Otto Lopez walked and Mervis hit a first-pitch fastball over the brick wall in right field for a 2-0 lead.
—Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
Homes along the highway that crosses through Lake City, Ark., had completely collapsed, their brick walls crushed and roofs gone.
—Adrian Sainz, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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Brendel Hightower, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Companies without robust technical debt management will slam into a digital brick wall.
—Adam Tornhill, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
But Otto Lopez walked and Mervis hit a first-pitch fastball over the brick wall in right field for a 2-0 lead.
—Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
Homes along the highway that crosses through Lake City, Ark., had completely collapsed, their brick walls crushed and roofs gone.
—Adrian Sainz, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brick wall
Noun
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About 8 feet below the modern building, the team found the ruins of a stone wall, identified as part of a 13th-century bishop’s fortress.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, Prescott rode his horse over a stone wall and escaped.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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Some cities, such as San Francisco, are already taking this approach with the construction of flood barriers.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
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Leo's ascension to the top of the Catholic Church was a surprise, Jameson said, because being a U.S. citizen was long considered a barrier to the papacy.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Israel did permit supplies to enter Gaza earlier this year during a ceasefire, but resumed a blockade several weeks ago.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
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Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, after a decadeslong occupation and then imposed a blockade on the territory along with Egypt.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 May 2025
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Memorial Stadium, no matter the streaks in play, poses a stumbling block for any QB in his first Big Ten game.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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The stumbling block for Chinese brands or shippers currently utilizing de minimis may be the import requirement of the 10-digit HTSUS code, which classifies an item and stipulates its duty rate.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
2 May 2025
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brick%20wall. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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