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kennel

noun

Definition of kennel

as in cage

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as in trench

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Recent Examples of kennel Officials alleged the kennel permits expired in 2023 and claimed multiple attempts to contact the property owner had gone unanswered. — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Animal control officials, along with the Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning, conducted the search of the property that the officials suspected was being used as a kennel operation with more than 100 dogs present. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2026 In normal conditions, one dog would have access to both sides of the kennel, with one side used for eating and resting and the other side used for the dog to relieve itself. — Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 The Michigan State Police Jackson post said the three dogs, described as mixed-breed pit bull/mastiff dogs that escaped from a kennel, were returned to their owner's custody, pending the outcome of the investigation. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for kennel

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Noun

Since his cancellation, Stephen Colbert has spoken openly of FCC chairman Brendan Carr’s role in rattling the late-night cage.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026
Contain the tomatoes in wire cages or train them to trellises.

— Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of cage

Noun

Tasks included scooping and dumping sand or gravel, digging and grading trenches, clearing debris from roads, removing tree branches from water edges, and breaking up rocks.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026
That made General Manager Adam Peters comfortable going the entire offseason without making a significant addition to the offensive trenches.

— Tashan Reed, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of trench

Noun

That’s when Stewart allegedly stabbed the driver with a pen multiple times, per the affidavit.

— Saleen Martin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Inside a hotel conference room downtown, rapper/vocalists Johnny and Taeyong and singers Jaehyun, Haechan and Yuta are dutifully seated at a table with iced coffees, pens and notepads.

— Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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In the spring, when the snow is melting and the springs that are high up in the rock cliffs some miles away are carrying it down full speed, the ditches overflow as does the little creek that runs near my cabin.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
Though Sarnia’s industrial corridor is downstream from Lake Huron, several drainage ditches in the area are connected to creeks that flow into the lake, Corcoran said in an interview.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of ditch

Noun

Cornerstone Building Brands The Kearney plant, located near W Washington and W Major streets, manufactures a variety of building materials for residential and commercial uses, such as siding, windows, doors, stone veneer, fences and gutters.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
Trees would need trimming, gutters would need cleaning, dead or dying plants would have to be removed.

— Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

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Outside, the lush grounds host a 55-foot pool with a spillover spa, a kitchen and bar barbecue setup, a meditation garden with an infrared sauna, a stream, and a chicken—or peacock—coop.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2026
The virus is shed in wild bird saliva, nasal secretions and feces, so even droppings near the coop can carry it.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Definition of coop

Noun

Ducking into Maryam Lashkari, Hodjat Salimi and Oscar Tuazon’s interactive sculpture — an enormous cardboard tube lying on its side — feels like entering a culvert or a bomb shelter.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
In particular, Gastevich said the flooding problems have been created because of a blockage of the nearby Kemper Ditch and a culvert.

— Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of culvert

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