as in breastworks
a raised bank or wall made of soil
prehistoric earthworks
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Family, friends and spectators line the embankments, looking down from pedestrian bridges and the underpasses, holding up signs and cheering.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Scruton and his team had a weekend to remove the trees, mud, dirt and embankments.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
3 Sep. 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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Dubrovnik’s ancient ramparts guard marble lanes that shimmer under Adriatic light—echoing with church bells and café laughter.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Just last Friday, the company released a number of other Performance Center talents, suggesting a significant roster shake-up is underway as the brand heads towards the Halloween Havoc special.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Some appeared to pop their heads through the bus windows to talk with the crowds below.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Giants again leaned heavily on two tight end sets, with Theo Johnson and Daniel Bellinger making crucial blocks to spring rushes around the edge.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The building blocks are coming more from personalized medicine tools, advanced diagnostics, and AI.—
Lara Setrakian,
semafor.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Hydropower dams are highly suitable for floating solar projects but present engineering difficulties due to significant variations in water height.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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In Golestan province, hundreds of thousands of migratory birds failed to arrive this autumn, with drought and upstream dams pushing the region toward ecological collapse.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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While the new dikes are funded by the federal government, the extensive reforestation efforts are privately covered by a non-governmental organization.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Several creeks north of Vallecito Reservoir in La Plata County rose rapidly on Saturday, breaking through levees and over riverbanks, as the remnants of Tropical Storm Priscilla moved over the region.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
11 Oct. 2025
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The new levees will replace old dirt berms that are 6 to 10 feet high.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Number of the day 600 That’s roughly how many drones and missiles Russia fired at targets across Ukraine on Sunday morning in one of the largest barrages of the war.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Having friends secures Israel’s place in the region and the world, as the remarkable coordinated response to Iranian missile barrages should’ve made clear.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Earthworks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthworks. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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