as in embankment
a raised bank or wall made of soil
—usually plural
prehistoric earthworks
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Recent Examples of earthwork
While there, the militia restored some of the damage done to the earthworks by cultivation and modernization.
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Kevin Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
Known primarily for his monumental earthworks, Heizer’s glass works are rare and reflect his ongoing engagement with scale, space, and material.
—Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
The historic site was a Civil War earthwork fort that was built by Black Union soldiers.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 29 May 2025
Serpent Mound Park, Ohio The Serpent Mound is a 1,348-foot prehistoric earthwork that follows the shape of a winding serpent while its head aligns with the sunset on the summer solstice.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Kevin Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
Known primarily for his monumental earthworks, Heizer’s glass works are rare and reflect his ongoing engagement with scale, space, and material.
—Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
The historic site was a Civil War earthwork fort that was built by Black Union soldiers.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 29 May 2025
Serpent Mound Park, Ohio The Serpent Mound is a 1,348-foot prehistoric earthwork that follows the shape of a winding serpent while its head aligns with the sunset on the summer solstice.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthwork
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Two people were killed in a rollover crash Sunday after being ejected from their vehicle that hit an embankment south of Placerville, according to the California Highway Patrol.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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At least one person was seriously injured when a vehicle left Interstate 91 in Windsor late Tuesday and went down an embankment.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
16 July 2025
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Viral footage of an interaction between the couple surfaced on Friday night, when Clark approach McCaffery in the ramparts of Gainbridge Field House.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
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The Little Red Book turned into a shiny Mastercard and the stone ramparts of the Great Wall into stacks of money.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
16 July 2025
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There were also delays in conveying the vital information that the levees had failed.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 July 2025
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An engineering proposal that was recently submitted to state officials calls for acquiring nearly 24,000 acres of farmland near Kettleman City and building levees to contain the new lake and wetlands.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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The 12-mile-long dam was built for three main reasons: to improve water quality, to control flooding, and to provide a place for recreation.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025
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An independent analysis of the collapse showed at least 1.5 million tons of poisonous substances leached from the dam.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Paleomagnetic measurements allow to estimate how long magma was actively flowing in a dike.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The dike kept towns such as Belle Glades and Clewiston safe, and kept the crops in the vast Everglades Agricultural Area dry in summer and watered in winter.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 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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Stahl said officials believe the boy drowned near the breakwaters, although that has yet to be confirmed.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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The bulwark on the starboard side can be pulled down to create a terrace, the gunwale can slide downwards to expand the window below, and the drop-down platforms by the lounge can be opened up for an alfresco feel.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
25 July 2025
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Grant writes about him a bit the way that some on the intellectual right talk about Trump today: as an imperfect but basically necessary bulwark against the depredations of the liberal elite.—
Zack Beauchamp,
Vox,
2 July 2025
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The striking statue is on view at the artists’ Art Zoo Museum in Amsterdam, which opened in June in a 17th century canal house that was previously the Bible Museum.—
Carved,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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The plane trees that line the historic canal, once captured in the glow of childhood and sunlight, are now dying—devastated by an invasive fungal disease known as canker stain.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Earthwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthwork. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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