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Recent Examples of palisade
Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2023
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
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Noun
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palisade
Noun
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But the visual variety is staggering, with an island green, peninsula holes, huge elevation changes, and exposed rock and water everywhere—it is built into and on top of cliffs, after all.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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One of the most underrated shutdown defensemen in the league during his prime, Brodie’s play fell off a cliff during his final year with the Maple Leafs.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
Verb
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As Bezos and the former TV personality partied on his mega-yacht before arriving in Venice for this week’s wedding, protesters have vowed to blockade the city’s canals and ports and to picket the wedding venue, whose location has not yet been made public.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
24 June 2025
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In the time since, the union workers have picketed 18 facilities nationwide where they have been locked out.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Fun fact: The Pine Ridge is a 100-mile-long escarpment of sandstone bluffs and the main geologic feature of northwest Nebraska.—
Brian Higgins,
Outside Online,
20 May 2025
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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
Verb
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The Thunder walled him off and turned him into a perimeter shooter and passer.—
Darnell Mayberry,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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But as America walls itself off, China also has a golden opportunity to reset trade relations with the rest of the world.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
29 May 2025
Noun
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The area has also become a hotbed of rock climbing, and the most popular crag for out-of-towners is Stone Fort, a bouldering area 20 miles north of downtown with 400 problems on high quality sandstone.—
Ryan Krogh,
Outside Online,
3 June 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
Verb
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For Anthropic, the faster speed and lower cost of the destructive process appear to have trumped any need for preserving the physical books themselves.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2025
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That principle has served the UK’s economy and culture for over 300 years, evolving through numerous updates, including international agreements, and adapting to new technologies while preserving its core spirit.—
Virginie Berger,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Worried about Michilimackinac’s vulnerability to attacks by American rebels, the British relocated the fort to the high bluffs of Mackinac Island in 1780 and shortened its name.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 June 2025
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Look to Flanagan, who probably won’t need to call any bluffs for the time being.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 June 2025
Verb
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As spotted by PCWorld through posts on Reddit and the Brave browser forum, several ad-blocker users have complained about longer video loading times and increased buffering on YouTube.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
19 June 2025
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Short daytime rest helps buffer against full exhaustion.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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“Palisade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palisade. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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