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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
Edward Stratton, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2018
Aerial photos show portions of the land – diked and drained for agriculture by the 1930s and cut in half by US Highway 30 by the 1970s – slowly returning to wetlands as levees broke down and breached.
—Edward Stratton, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2018
ABC News, 4 May 2025
The fifth season, then, premiered in the noxious contrail of the Dobbs decision, which silenced those who believed a 1973 Supreme Court case could serve as a permanent finger in the political dike.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The southern banks along Svensen Slough, a side channel of the Columbia River, have transformed over time from historic spruce swamp into fields diked off by European settlers for farming.
—Edward Stratton, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2018
Aerial photos show portions of the land – diked and drained for agriculture by the 1930s and cut in half by US Highway 30 by the 1970s – slowly returning to wetlands as levees broke down and breached.
—Edward Stratton, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2018
Verb
And the Treasury secretary is really the last guy with his finger kind of in the dike.
—ABC News, 4 May 2025
The fifth season, then, premiered in the noxious contrail of the Dobbs decision, which silenced those who believed a 1973 Supreme Court case could serve as a permanent finger in the political dike.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dike
Noun
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Beavers create dams, which in turn can change the water flow, helping to spread nutrients to surrounding plant systems.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 June 2025
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The big costs are building the dam system, embankments and a pedestrian bridge.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Excessive rainfall may flood roadside ditches causing debris to be washed onto the highway.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2025
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Her friend slammed the brakes, and the vehicle skidded into a ditch, then flipped.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2025
Verb
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That their beloved city is now going to be fenced off for the sake of one of the richest men in the world feels to many locals like adding insult to injury.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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The property has been fenced off ever since, but trespassers never stopped getting in.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2025
Noun
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In the short run, adaptation—dikes and levees to protect flood-prone cities, relocating residences away from eroding coasts—can help.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
30 May 2025
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The legislators called for different types of water solutions, including investing in projects to recycle wastewater, boost water storage, and rebuild aging levees in the delta to protect freshwater supplies and reduce earthquake risks.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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Over the June The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite finally got their record highs on Friday after an impressive comeback from April trenches.—
Sara Salinas,Jacob Pramuk,Michele Luhn,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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Ted Danson invited Fred Armisen on his podcast this week (the one called Where Everybody Knows Your Name), and the two comedy veterans talked about their years in the television trenches.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
Verb
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Access to competitively priced, reliable and renewable power is now a gating criterion for AI deployments.—
Piyush Jain,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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Four of the areas would be gated, with private access and roads maintained by homeowner association fees.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Last month in Laguna Beach, while a 15-year-old girl was out on a driving lesson with her father, their car rolled through a fence and down an embankment from a closed grocery store parking lot to Coast Highway below.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
26 June 2025
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Last month, archaeologists were able to start excavating and securing the site, which is located on a low beach embankment and protected only by a thin layer of topsoil.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Clean gutters regularly so water flows away from your house and doesn’t back up into the soffits and under the roofline.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
30 June 2025
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According to specifications provided by INDOT, the roundabout will consist of a 140-foot diameter roundabout with one 19-foot circulatory travel lane bordered by concrete curb and gutter and a 15-foot truck apron.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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“Dike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dike. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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