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Recent Examples of palisade
Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2023
As Steven Morris writes for the Guardian, the Mount Pleasant complex originally consisted of a timber-and-stone monument; a henge, or circular enclosure surrounded by a ditch; and a palisade, or fence made out of enormous felled trees.
—Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Nov. 2020
The homes, the stilts and the palisade burned and quickly collapsed into the river.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2019
Some of the palisade troughs researchers discovered were still intact upon excavation, Radio Prague International reports.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 28 Sep. 2022
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Noun
Peck passed an area racked and rearranged last fall by the Merbok storm, evidence of the disfigurement still evident in the clusters of mangled fish camps and spiky bundles of driftwood poking through the snow cover like palisades or anti-tank obstacles in no-man’s land.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2023
As Steven Morris writes for the Guardian, the Mount Pleasant complex originally consisted of a timber-and-stone monument; a henge, or circular enclosure surrounded by a ditch; and a palisade, or fence made out of enormous felled trees.
—Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Nov. 2020
The homes, the stilts and the palisade burned and quickly collapsed into the river.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2019
Some of the palisade troughs researchers discovered were still intact upon excavation, Radio Prague International reports.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 28 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palisade
Noun
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But innovation is paired with complexity as regulatory systems lag and organizations grapple with tariffs, patent cliffs, M&As and global competition.—
Tonushree Mondal,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Even with the latest turnaround, U.S. consumers may still see some empty shelves in the coming weeks as the supply chain falls off the cliff.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
12 May 2025
Verb
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Because Lam was a no-show, protesters picketed outside his restaurant for 73 days.—
Anh Do,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Members of the Teamsters union picketed in front of an Amazon warehouse in west Phoenix Thursday.—
Eric Lagatta,
The Arizona Republic,
19 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The rim is a 1,200-foot-tall escarpment that rises dramatically above a broad valley, giving you the perfect perch for spotting the show.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
3 Mar. 2025
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The stately Fairmont Le Château Frontenac is a ubiquitous presence in Quebec City, always peering down on visitors from its highpoint on the Cap Diamant escarpment.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Plus, the goal has always been to immerse guests in the real Jamaica—not wall them off.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Since 2021, the western terminus has been 1 1/2 miles west of Golden at Tunnel 1 in Clear Creek Canyon, a dramatic setting where rock walls hundreds of feet tall tower over rushing rapids.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
5 May 2025
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There are three crags, and the plan is to develop one at a time, says J.D. Borgeson, the coalition's treasurer.—
Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
12 May 2025
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Ultimately, the Clear Creek crags would only flirt with the wildfire.—
Hannah Provost,
Outside Online,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Once again, the Edge had virtually no problem stripping out background music from a sample video, while preserving the speaker's voice.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
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Nitrates are commonly added to meat to preserve it, but unlike many fruits and vegetables, meats lack helpful antioxidants.—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Though the California ground squirrel is native to the area, its burrowing can contribute to coastal erosion, especially along the bluffs above Pacific Coast Highway.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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Based on their clothing, people likely gathered after church on a Sunday and posed on these bluffs above the once free-flowing White River.—
Ray Hanley,
Arkansas Online,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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For young adults, especially those in their formative high school and early college years, purpose acts as a compass—guiding choices, buffering stress, and enhancing grit.—
Laurel Donnellan,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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In doing so, they were buffered by other Spanish thinkers who took issue with las Casas’s arguments, primarily Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo and Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Palisade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palisade. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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