as in ditch
a deep, wide excavation that is usually filled with water and that goes around the walls of a place (such as a castle) to protect it from being attacked
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Recent Examples of moat
Instead, the United States and its allies and partners must find scale together, through a defensive moat against Chinese exports.
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Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2025
Insurers preserve the complexity and fragmentation of the current system as a moat against competition.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Takeaway Overall, Shopify is a great business with a moat and is likely to obtain a higher return on equity than its costs of capital for many years.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The integrated ecosystem approach means that even if the underlying AI is commoditized, the user experience can create a moat around the product.
—Yi Shi, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2025
Insurers preserve the complexity and fragmentation of the current system as a moat against competition.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Takeaway Overall, Shopify is a great business with a moat and is likely to obtain a higher return on equity than its costs of capital for many years.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The integrated ecosystem approach means that even if the underlying AI is commoditized, the user experience can create a moat around the product.
—Yi Shi, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moat
Noun
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The year previous, archaeologists uncovered a large wooden phallus in a ditch at Vindolanda, first thought to be a knitting tool, McClatchy News reported.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2025
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If unable to reach a secure shelter, either crouch down in your car, covering your head, or abandon the vehicle and seek refuge in a low-lying area like a ditch or ravine.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The force can carve a trench into the sand below you and create a rip current, a fast-moving channel of water that will haul your unsuspecting ass out to sea.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
12 May 2025
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True to form, the singer’s Jacquemus look was equally glamorous—the white-and-blue striped gown with a floor-sweeping trench was adorned with Pandora jewels that added just the right glimmer.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
7 May 2025
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And the Treasury secretary is really the last guy with his finger kind of in the dike.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2025
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The fifth season, then, premiered in the noxious contrail of the Dobbs decision, which silenced those who believed a 1973 Supreme Court case could serve as a permanent finger in the political dike.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Steering is slow, particularly coming off top dead center, a good trait in an off-roading situation, like crawling over culverts and ditches or crossing a short bridge comprised of two felled trees.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Once that project is completed, INDOT contractor Superior Construction Co Inc. will close the road for a culvert replacement at Frog Creek through early August.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This is the sequel’s real ha-ha-ha punchline.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2024
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There’s one last ha-ha to be had: Jankie is revived and the cast participates in one last Jankie singalong!—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
13 Oct. 2024
Noun
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With just the right breeze and a little luck, a few of those tiny seeds will land in wet soil on the edge of a ravine and become the next generation.—
Susan Koch,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2025
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Bryce Canyon is a colorful maze of spires, cliffs and ravines eroded in soft rock and soil at the edge of a plateau.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
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Then, ten miles from where Evelyn lived, her wallet was found in a gutter in South San Francisco.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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In comparison to Bean's teardrop lineup, the 1,400-lb (635-kg) Bean Pod trades in the fiberglass shell for an aluminum body with overhanging rain gutters delivering leakproof performance.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Moat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moat. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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