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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
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
The core examples are nuclear power plants, dams, dikes.
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Connor Greene,
Time,
8 Apr. 2026
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.
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Zaz Hollander,
Anchorage Daily News,
30 June 2019
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The dikes would consist of walls surrounding the city, separating it from the lagoon, Lionello said.
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Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
The core examples are nuclear power plants, dams, dikes.
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Connor Greene,
Time,
8 Apr. 2026
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.
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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
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Thirty homes below the Anchor Lake dam in southern Mississippi were being evacuated as a precaution due to concerns that rising waters could overwhelm the spillways and compromise the structure, Reeves said.
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Why is Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins dead set on saving a failing Northern California dam?
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According to authorities, Maddie steered the off-road vehicle to avoid a drainage ditch before the ATV plunged into the water.
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Workers repairing a ha-ha, a ditch traditionally used to contain livestock without interrupting the view across an estate, uncovered a tunnel entrance, along with Tudor-era artifacts including pottery, bones, and glass bottles.
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The new ones appear reassuringly sturdy, even without the thicket of cross-braces that typically fence off the sidewalk from the street.
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The gang stole pricey items worth millions altogether, and Spilotro opened a pawn shop called the Gold Rush to fence the goods, the Mob Museum reported.
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Many residents who live near the project are concerned over a big increase in traffic, especially along the Garden Highway, which is a narrow, two-lane levee road.
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The first step was to discover what could be built in the area because a portion of the land is part of the city’s levee system used to prevent flooding.
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This poppy red trench is the kind of summer statement piece that’s worth the investment, especially with this discount.
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West Metro Fire Rescue/Facebook That department's crews found the man stuck in a narrow hole and lying in mud and water at the bottom of the 15-foot deep trench, the department stated in a social media post.
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Pillay, wearing black clothing and hot-pink shoes, ran with Soto to the visitors’ gate.
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Pre-execution analysis should gate high-risk behavior, while runtime telemetry confirms what actually happened and feeds policy improvement.
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Kayakers contacted law enforcement after spotting a vehicle stranded on a steep embankment near milepost 4 on South Fork Road, close to the South Fork of the Payette River, that same day.
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Delaware Task Force One, multiple fire departments, and tow companies worked for hours to strategically pull the truck up from an embankment.
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Empty standing water at least once a week (birdbaths, pet bowls, plant saucers), fix dripping faucets and keep gutters clear.
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If a downspout on your gutters is dumping into a low area and leaving a puddle, redirect the spout to a spot where water will run off.
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“Dike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dike. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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