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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brick walls
Noun
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Skip thin plastic mulches and cheap fabrics and use shredded leaves, wood chips, cardboard, or durable, reusable barriers.—
Dr. Avishesh Neupane,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026 -
Paying visitors were forced to take cover when some tourists stood behind the barriers and flung coins down on them from above.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 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 13 Feb. 2026.
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