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kennels

noun

plural of kennel
1
as in cages

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2
as in trenches

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kennels
  1. cages
  2. trenches
  3. pens
  4. ditches
  5. runs
  6. gutters
  7. pounds
  8. dikes
Noun
  • More energetic outdoor activities include swimming in the saltwater pool, walking or jogging on the Deck 15 track, paddle tennis, golf cages, and a mini-golf course.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • For their final lesson, a volunteer — who isn't Woodside or Priest — traps the raccoons in cages, scaring them enough to encourage them to avoid traps and humans.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of cages
Noun
  • As police in Kathmandu buried dozens of bodies in multiple trenches, Nepal’s disaster agency said that 1,003 deaths had been counted there, with 3,916 people missing, including 583 foreign nationals.
    — Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In Kathmandu, police worked in heavy rain on Tuesday to bury dozens of bodies in multiple trenches next to a forested area.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of trenches
Noun
  • But the gates leading into the ostrich pens were now behind police lines.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The youngest raccoons will spend a few weeks mostly indoors being bottle-fed by rehabbers until they’re vaccinated for diseases carried by cat colonies and dogs and are ready to move to outdoor pens.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of pens
Noun
  • Treat standing water that cannot be eliminated, such as retention ponds or drainage ditches, with a mosquito larvicide.
    — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The tribes also have worked together after rains to orchestrate rescue missions for chi that are trapped in puddles, offshoots and agricultural ditches.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of ditches
Noun
  • Over time, a ban could cut refinery runs and tighten supplies of other fuels including gasoline.
    — Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The Practical Economics of Alternative Mobility Taking a car on short local runs – whether running quick errands, commuting across town, or heading to a local transit station – comes with hidden overheads.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of runs
Noun
  • Haddad says that anything from gutters to flashing or even a nearby air conditioner can cause rust on vinyl siding.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Clean clogged roof gutters, especially if leaves tend to clog the drains.
    — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of gutters
Noun
  • Matthews purchased the vast estate, Barton Court, in 2022 for approximately 15 million pounds.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Basket men, carrying around 35 pounds of fish on their heads, make 40 to 50 trips to the daily auction during long shifts.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of pounds
Noun
  • Historical records indicate that dikes were deliberately breached during a military conflict, allowing the swollen Yellow River to inundate the city.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Like many inland dikes, the barrier in agricultural fields near the small town of Waddinxveen, east of The Hague, is made of peat that needs to be damp to be strong enough to hold back water.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of dikes
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“Kennels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kennels. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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