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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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Instead, while City have not merely dipped but fallen off a cliff, Arsenal are set to finish a distant second to a team in Liverpool who have signed just one player all season — Federico Chiesa, who has barely played.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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The transition to adulthood —college, work, relationships — can feel like falling off a cliff.—
Alice Kuo and Emily Hotez,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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When the state forced the tax-exempt foundation to open to the public two days a week, Barnes students picketed.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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Negotiations have taken place in starts and stops ever since, with union performers occasionally picketing struck companies.—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Mar. 2025
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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Tariffs by themselves will not erase the overall U.S. trade deficit—unless the country completely walls itself off from international trade.—
Eswar Prasad,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, Shante has pretty much walled herself off from male touch or connection.—
Charlotte Walsh,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Slice and Dice is a 5.12 in Indian Creek on the Way Rambo crag.—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
12 Feb. 2025
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Mount Lemmon, the tallest peak in the Santa Catalina Mountains, is a premier climbing destination with more than 2,700 routes ranging from beginner-friendly crags to expert-level ascents.—
Visit Tucson,
AFAR Media,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Chromium uses chemicals to preserve the animal's skin, and offers more water and heat resistance for the leather products it's applied to.—
Gia Yetikyel,
Vogue,
26 Apr. 2025
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Kawhi Leonard’s Game 2 gem should be preserved for all eternity.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The trail ends with views from a bluff overlooking the Chesapeake Bay.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2025
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It’s situated right on an oceanfront bluff on the island of Antigua in the country Antigua and Barbuda.—
Robin Raven,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Includes buffer time for unexpected issues, and 4) Maintains balance with my other commitments.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Patrick De Haan, lead petroleum analyst at GasBuddy, added that refineries typically keep a few days' worth of crude oil in reserve, which could buffer the immediate impact.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Palisade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palisade. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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