kennels

noun

plural of kennel
1
as in cages

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2
as in trenches

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  1. cages
  2. trenches
  3. pens
  4. ditches
  5. runs
  6. gutters
  7. pounds
  8. dikes
Noun
  • The agency ordered contractors to not use bars or cages when transporting families and unaccompanied children.
    — JACK BROOK, ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • Penalty kicks in concrete cages, long-range screamers in top-flight stadiums.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 June 2026
Definition of cages
Noun
  • The incident happened after two trenches collapsed in Oakland County in the last 24 hours.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • All night long there was the ringing clatter of picks and shovels; the Germans were digging trenches in the frozen ground.
    — Vasily Grossman, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of trenches
Noun
  • Single-dose Zepbound pens and Zepbound vials will not be covered by the bridge program.
    — Sony Salzman, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • As soon as the game wrapped up, those guests shuffled out, and hours later were replaced by a rowdier group ordering shots at the bar, dancing to 2000s hits in front of the DJ booth and smoking vape pens on the outdoor patio.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Definition of pens
Noun
  • But the gold seekers, the ‘49ers, immediately set to digging ditches and canals to divert water, and so the new state soon allowed that practice, too.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Police and fire rescue experts say this is also serves a reminder to always wear personal flotation devices in and around rivers, creeks, ditches and lakes.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Definition of ditches
Noun
  • The Dodgers lost a game Wednesday by six runs, 7-1 to the Athletics.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Instead of making frantic runs for burger buns, charcoal and ice-cold drinks, Walmart+ members can have all their summer cookout essentials dropped right at their door, often the same day, with no delivery fee on eligible orders.
    — Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of runs
Noun
  • Residents, meanwhile, can help the town’s efforts by reducing standing water around their homes, keeping their lawns mowed and trimmed, keeping rain barrels covered or screened, and cleaning their gutters regularly to prevent accumulated water.
    — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Clean gutters and drains, inspect roofs for loose or damaged materials, trim trees and secure outdoor furniture and decorations.
    — Stephen Hauptman, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026
Definition of gutters
Noun
  • Its 50,000-square-foot factory has the capacity to make 50 satellites, weighing up to 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds), a year.
    — Amy Gunia, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
  • One officer estimated the surrounding trash pile weighed 1,000 pounds.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 8 July 2026
Definition of pounds
Noun
  • City officials warned residents in the vicinity of the dikes to prepare to evacuate.
    — Kansas City Public Library staff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • Constructing protective structures such as levees and dikes can help, as can preserving natural landscapes, such as wetlands and estuaries that can act as a natural sponge to absorb floodwaters, in and near the cities, Shao and her colleagues wrote.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of dikes
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