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a raised bank or wall made of soil
—usually plural
prehistoric earthworks
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Recent Examples of earthwork
Known primarily for his monumental earthworks, Heizer’s glass works are rare and reflect his ongoing engagement with scale, space, and material.
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Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Wander shaded trails, explore the fort’s earthworks, and take in the views across the James River.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 20 June 2025
While there, the militia restored some of the damage done to the earthworks by cultivation and modernization.
—Kevin Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
In 2024, significant developments included the installation of new offices and major earthworks at the Wardner operating yard, as well as the construction of the Process Plant at the Kellogg yard.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
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Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Wander shaded trails, explore the fort’s earthworks, and take in the views across the James River.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 20 June 2025
While there, the militia restored some of the damage done to the earthworks by cultivation and modernization.
—Kevin Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
In 2024, significant developments included the installation of new offices and major earthworks at the Wardner operating yard, as well as the construction of the Process Plant at the Kellogg yard.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthwork
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The front of the school bus, meanwhile, was entangled with a tree in the embankment, the body of the bus tilted completely to one side.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Three years ago this week, Hardy was on his way back from a concert in Bristol, Tennessee, when his tour bus careened off the road and rolled down an embankment.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Its deep, sheltered bay drew merchants and sailors from Europe and North Africa, fostering an exchange of cultures that is reflected in the city’s soaring Gothic spires, Moorish patios, and Renaissance-era ramparts.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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The ramparts offer commanding views of Caen’s skyline, while the grounds contain medieval edifices, a 1902 statue by Auguste Rodin and Caen’s main art museum, the Musée des Beaux-Arts (open at 11 a.m.).—
Seth Sherwood,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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By Fathom’s estimate, a 100-year flood could cause the nearby Columbia River to spill over a levee that protects Richland, then loosely follow the creek to the hospitals.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Utilities, the levee and Interstate 80 limit where workers can place boring equipment around Prospect Slough, Moreno wrote.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Developed over six years and filmed across 17 cities on three continents, the documentary delves into the largest environmental lawsuit in history, following the devastating collapse of the Mariana dam in Brazil.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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Projects were approved without proper reviews, and hundreds of dams rose without environmental safeguards.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Park staff partially opened the valve in July after heavy rain caused water levels to overflow the dike, raising erosion concerns.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
14 Aug. 2025
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By taking down part of the old dike and building a new one farther back, the project has given the river some breathing room, expanding the floodplain.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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And a stone jetty, or breakwater, to protect the harbor was installed in 2020.—
Julie Depenbrock,
NPR,
22 Sep. 2025
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The Bayfront And Barge By the water, a giant ornamental stone barge juts into Biscayne Bay, designed to resemble a Venetian boat and double as a breakwater.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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South Korea is home to 28,000 American troops and a bulwark against both North Korea and China.—
Tom Nagorski,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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And now Modi, whose country was once seen by Washington as a bulwark against China in Asia, recently visited Tianjin as part of Xi Jinping’s push to create a new global diplomatic architecture without the United States.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
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According to the sheriff’s office, a cleaning crew working near the Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District (ACID) canal came across a human skull in Redding in March 2013.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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The park contains a canal and a pond.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Earthwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthwork. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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