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Recent Examples of embrasure
One room holds an embrasure, complete with a cannon, for those who can’t make the 2.5-mile round-trip hike to the fort itself.
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Erin L. Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2023
There were openings in the upper walls, accessible to the men on the ramparts, called embrasures, through which archers could shoot.
—William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, 11 Apr. 2019
Erin L. Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2023
There were openings in the upper walls, accessible to the men on the ramparts, called embrasures, through which archers could shoot.
—William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, 11 Apr. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embrasure
Noun
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Whisk light corn syrup with a bit of water, brush it into indents, and sprinkle on colored sugar.—
Laura Fenton,
Parents,
5 Mar. 2026
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There is a distinct indent between his eyebrows that is seen throughout the years, as well as wrinkles and bags under his eyes.—
Layla Ferris,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Even the faintest scratches and indentations become legible.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
9 Mar. 2026
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The three prisoners were dragged to the wall and made to kneel, their backs to the crowd, their heads fitted into the indentations.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Rae Huang, a pastor and housing advocate, will also appear on the ballot.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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The order does not seek to change state and local zoning codes, as the administration has sought to preserve suburban housing rather than increase housing density.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Longhorns’ former coach put a dent into those hopes Wednesday night.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Still, the new funding won’t make much of a dent in the district’s needs.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The space was divided into two-bed cubicles adorned with family photos.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The rise of the gig economy and remote work has finally broken the cubicle curse, giving us the freedom to answer emails from a mountain cabin or run a startup from a beachside bistro.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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No Route 66 road trip is complete without a stop at the First Original McDonald’s Museum in San Bernardino, California, a veritable shrine to the golden arches.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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On Friday night, three people were taken into custody amid a clash between pro-Iranian regime demonstrators, who erected a shrine to the slain Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, the former supreme leader of Iran, and anti-Khamenei protesters at Washington Square Park.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The vibrant and evocative painting foregrounding the Caribbean landscape, its inhabitants, and its histories of slavery and indenture, has been in MoMA’s collection since 1945.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Sovereign credit ratings express the likelihood that sovereign borrowers will repay borrowed money on time and in full based on the terms of the indenture.—
Ann Rutledge,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Embrasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embrasure. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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