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Definition of palisadenext
as in cliff
a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice the palisades that line the west bank of the Hudson River for about 15 miles

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Noun
But what are the other buildings impacted by palisades fires? Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 13 Jan. 2025 The other, though crucial, faces steep palisades and deep waters, requiring more time and resources. Kathleen Kewley, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 Recent additions to the grounds include The Ralston Family Collections Center, a Mission Gate and Lunette, and replicas of an 18-pounder cannon and a palisade, all part of the $550 million Alamo Plan. Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024 The discovery of palisades suggests the settlement was fortified with thousands of spiked planks used as defensive barricades, but archaeologists are unsure why it was needed by villagers. Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for palisade
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Noun
  • But his landscape paintings of the stony canyons and craggy cliffs that define this part of the country seem to be everywhere these days.
    Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
  • There’s a couple of reasons why AI earnings may soon reach a cliff and end up in a market correction.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Members of both unions plan to picket outside Kaiser Oakland Medical Center, Santa Clara Medical Center, Santa Rosa Medical Center, Sacramento Medical Center and Fresno Medical Center.
    Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Despite an amendment hastily added before the hearing, the bill would interfere with workers’ ability to lawfully picket their employers and would impede teachers and students from voicing their opinions about matters of public concern.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Just as the sun prepared to sink beyond the escarpments, its rays struck every piece of the fractured glass resting on top of the window frames, alighting all of them at once, as if they were shot with electricity.
    New York Times, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • As the sun dropped and the temperature fell, Scarabeo Roches Noires emerged on the horizon, a small cluster of white tents perched on a rocky escarpment.
    Fergus Scholes, TheWeek, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Painting the trim and walls the same color on a small formal living room or dining room will go a long way in guiding the room to seem both as sophisticated and as big as possible—maximizing potential in multiple ways.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The interiors are timbered wall to wall, from chunky Lincoln Log-style beams to vertical beams cut with their natural edges left intact.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Iran is exposing the limits of a presidency built on bluff, improvisation and submission rituals.
    Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Her burial site wasn’t far from where other prehistoric remains have been discovered over the years, on what was once a bluff overlooking the river.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The goal is to increase transparency of what is what on Reddit while preserving the anonymity that makes Reddit unique.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Dan shone his flashlight in the crags of a rock wall, and the antennae of hundreds of spiny lobsters waved in its beam.
    Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Her travels are usually inspired by mountain bike trails, classic crags, and whatever is happening in the sky.
    Maya Silver, Outside, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Delinquency rates are nearly double the rates from October 2021 but have taken longer to reach pre-COVID levels, buffered by rising home prices.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The body has ways to buffer this, including the kidneys producing and retaining more bicarbonate, which plays a key role in controlling blood acidity.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026

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“Palisade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palisade. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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