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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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Developer Patrick Madden indents to bring a Wawa convenience store to the site as well as 240 apartments spread across multiple three-story buildings.—
Matthew Glowicki,
The Courier-Journal,
13 July 2025
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Unlike the grooves of a normal road wheel, its surface is almost completely smooth except for small indents, patterned differently between front and back wheel, which are designed to just slightly roughen the air, encouraging the right level of turbulent flow.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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The bullet casing had the same tool markings – unique individual indentations that guns produce on casings once they have been expended – to a gun used in an unsolved murder in Kentucky in 1998.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Comfort definitely improved, but performance didn’t always keep pace — there were times when traction suffered, leading to more slipping and, in my opinion, the softer spikes could leave deeper indentations on greens that sometimes-affected putting.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Section 8 housing as a kid in Miami.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Milwaukee-area housing market remains tighter than the statewide average, according to a report from the Wisconsin Realtors Association.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Not to mention the Briton's DNF at Zandvoort due to a mechanical problem, which put a huge dent in his championship prospects after smoke billowed from his MCL39 F1 car.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Without proper padding and protection, your device risks scratches, dents, or worse, internal damage.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Startups have long been known for redefining the workplace—swapping out cubicles and corner offices in favor of bean bags and coffee bars.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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One section houses desks and cubicles where agents handle casework and conduct check-in appointments for immigrants navigating legal proceedings.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As the siblings discovered Cézanne, Matisse, and Picasso, their atelier on the Rue de Fleurus became a shrine for paintings that redefined what art could be.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Flowers by the roadside complete the shrine.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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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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Unlike the definition of indenture servitude, in which someone works for a single employer without pay, visa holders may change employers and are paid.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
28 Dec. 2024
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“Embrasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embrasure. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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