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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
Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
Refurbishment of the dike around the lake is finished, and a revision of the lake management rules went into effect in 2024.
—Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 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.
—Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2019
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Noun
Park staff in July partially opened the valve of the structure after heavy rain caused water levels to overflow the lake’s earthen dike, raising erosion concerns.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
Refurbishment of the dike around the lake is finished, and a revision of the lake management rules went into effect in 2024.
—Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 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.
—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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The Colorado River gave the city power, beauty and a bit of unpredictability in roughly equal measure—especially before a system of dams helped tame the floods that had long made the river both useful and volatile.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Farther east, attention is now turning to the Palokki hydropower dam in Finland’s Vuoksi river basin, where plans are underway to restore connectivity across another heavily fragmented watershed.—
Radina Gigova,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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The 22-year-old from Pennock, Minnesota, then went into the ditch and hit a tree before his vehicle rolled onto its side.—
Anthony Bettin,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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If unable to reach a secure shelter, either crouch down in your car, covering your head, or abandon the vehicle and seek refuge in a low-lying area like a ditch or ravine.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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Photos show the garbage can, fencing and shovels thrown across the backyard.—
Veronica Ortega,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Police set up fencing to establish protest areas and separate the groups.—
Daniella Silva,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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Reconnecting rivers, many of which have been restricted by levees, to seasonal floodplains can dramatically improve growth and survival for juvenile salmon and increase their resilience to climate change.—
Eric Palkovacs,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
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These are fast disappearing, however, as humans drain them for development, dredge canals in them for the oil and gas industry and construct river levees, depriving them of the sediments that stop them being submerged.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
25 May 2026
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The fifth robot is less effective, rolling onto its side in a trench, and the sixth intercepted by the Russians.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Bobby Brown, a fellow 2025 arrival, is nursing a minor calf injury as well, which has given Jackson the opportunity for extended reps with the top trench unit.—
Mike Kaye
May 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2026
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Pre-execution analysis should gate high-risk behavior, while runtime telemetry confirms what actually happened and feeds policy improvement.—
Ken Ammon,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Efforts to gate the park in the past have failed to win the full support of the surrounding Greenwich Village community and Community Board 2.—
Lincoln Anderson,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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Been there as communities have tried to tame the mighty waters with levees and embankments, and battled 100-pound invasive fish.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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The department said callers told them a vehicle crashed into an embankment, bursting into flames.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Crews also will be replacing underground utilities, and constructing curbs and gutters, between 16th Street and 24th Street in Fruitland, and between 3rd Avenue and 6th Avenue in Payette, the release said.—
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
29 May 2026
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Colbert’s show even got higher ratings than other late night comedy shows, but that couldn’t pull it out of the financial gutter.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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“Dike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dike. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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