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as in dam
a bank of earth constructed to control water
an elaborate system of dikes built to protect the lowlands from the relentless onslaught of the sea
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Recent Examples of dike
Staff Author Updated, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
The restoration project tears down old dikes, letting nature reclaim what industry once took.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2025
Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 17 Aug. 2019
Ed Musial blames a series of finger dikes the state installed in the 1980s for channeling the river past their homes.
—Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2019
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Noun
Chinese mitten crabs burrow into levees, dikes, and stream banks, increasing erosion and threatening flood-control systems.
—Staff Author Updated, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
The restoration project tears down old dikes, letting nature reclaim what industry once took.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
In addition to the hundreds of thousands of acres of marshland that were drained or diked off, the researchers discovered former wetlands that now are forested that were unknown to anybody.
—Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 17 Aug. 2019
Ed Musial blames a series of finger dikes the state installed in the 1980s for channeling the river past their homes.
—Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dike
Noun
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The dwindling snowpack is likely to raise the risk of severe wildfires, hamper electricity generation at hydropower dams and force water restrictions for farmers.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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The water resources engineer will inspect all types of existing dams and assist with the inspection of construction of dams and appurtenant structures.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Afterward, Dole proposed to donate the dam, reservoir and ditch system to the state in exchange for an agreement to repair the spillway to meet and maintain dam safety standards.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Humane police officers are asking for the public's help in identifying the person responsible for shooting and killing a yellow Labrador retriever and leaving the dog in a ditch in Armstrong County.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Much of the 60-mile rail route from downtown San Diego to the Orange County border is fenced.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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The parking lot was eventually fenced off after multiple attempts by the city to get CVS and the property owner to better safeguard what was once an anchor property for Snelling-University, two of the city’s busiest commerical corridors.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
18 Mar. 2026
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But farming communities nationwide have been adversely affected by the president's tariff policy, as global trading partners scaled back agricultural purchases like soybeans in retaliation for higher levees.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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California legislators on Tuesday voiced their support for Senate Bill 872 — a bill aimed at reinforcing Delta levees and the State Water Project by directing $300 million annually to the state’s water infrastructure upgrades and repairs.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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On Thursday morning, rescuers brought in excavators to dig a trench in front of the whale's head, while Lehmann approached the animal and guided the digging.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The intimate Marais shop boasts gems like a transparent vinyl Comme des Garçons trench and a Jean-Paul Gaultier striped dress with oversized hood, and also creates its own collections and collaborations with local designers, all made from upcycled material.—
Clara Giampellegrini,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2026
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Google Maps satellite imagery shows La Cantera being gated as far back as March 2008, months before the county accepted Billings Road into its roadway inventory.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2026
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The luxurious primary suite has a balcony overlooking the courtyard, and there is gated underground parking.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026
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The crash comes just more than five years after Woods was involved in a serious rollover crash near Los Angeles, when his car went off the road going more than 80 mph and down an embankment in the Pacific Palisades in February 2021.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
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Officials said the scared dog ran and jumped over the railing and fell down the embankment.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Clogged or Damaged Gutters and Drain Spouts Ice and snow can clog your gutters and drain spouts, causing water to overflow and create damage to your roof, siding, and landscape.—
Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
16 Mar. 2026
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Ramon Ramirez Bloodsports This New York City band sings grandiose gutter rock that reminds you the human experience is suffering at every turn.—
Ramon Ramirez,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Dike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dike. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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