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Recent Examples of glacis
Forming a strong glacis in Europe’s east will require the United States to incorporate Ukraine into the U.S.-led defensive perimeter.
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A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 5 July 2023
If a large laser takes five seconds to burn through a tank’s glacis plate, a modern chemical energy gun can engage two separate targets in the same amount of time.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 Mar. 2020
Instead, the succeeding Jewish kingdom under Hasmonean rule cut into the glacis during construction in later years.
—National Geographic, 22 Apr. 2016
A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 5 July 2023
If a large laser takes five seconds to burn through a tank’s glacis plate, a modern chemical energy gun can engage two separate targets in the same amount of time.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 Mar. 2020
Instead, the succeeding Jewish kingdom under Hasmonean rule cut into the glacis during construction in later years.
—National Geographic, 22 Apr. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glacis
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Cherki and Phil Foden, the two technical creators in the squad, have bonded by becoming the go-to partner for each other in warm-ups, trying to outdo one another with their juggling and long diagonals to test each other’s touch.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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Slice tenderloins crosswise on the diagonal.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
18 Aug. 2025
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Colors are displayed with unwavering precision, gradients move with fluidity, and images are razor-sharp.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hydrothermal reactions, redox gradients, or purely geochemical pathways can mimic biosignatures.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Unlike almost every other major theme park, DisneySea is built on multiple levels so there’s quite an incline to some of the streets in Mediterranean Harbour just as there is in actual Riviera cities such as San Remo and Monaco.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Overall goods prices are showing a slow and steady incline after having fallen for much of the past two years in an unwind from the pandemic nesting boom.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Case For Planet Y Simulations show that a world with a mass between Mercury and Earth, orbiting between 100 and 200 AU from the sun and tilted at least 10 degrees, could nudge the Kuiper Belt's plane into a tilt.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Pan, tilt and zoom A quality Motorola video baby monitor will be able to zoom in, zoom out, tilt and pan the room.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The list that follows leans mostly toward dives with history, little gems that cater to a wider range of ages and offer more to the palate than cheap beer.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Mercer 41 sleeper sofa—made to fit two guests quite comfortably—channels a Bauhaus vibe with its metal frame, and the green corduroy upholstery leans into today’s penchant for all things ’70s.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
10 Sep. 2025
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Adames hacked and sent the pitch straight off his left knee cap.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Just as encouraging is that five of those swings and misses came on his four-seam fastball, which has been as hittable a pitch as there is in baseball in his first season in the United States.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Use a rake to remove any debris such as grass clippings, leaves, branches, and twigs and to de-thatch areas where dry, brown grass prevents water and sun from reaching the soil.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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Original price: $21.99 A good rake can go a long way, so grab this adjustable metal rake from Amazon.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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On the screen were images of rolling hills, deer frolicking in the forest, and waves crashing on the shore.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Flip invented the Wheezer Scale for gauging the difficulty of hiking up hills.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Glacis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glacis. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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