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Recent Examples of seawall
Without healthy and thriving reefs, aquatic creatures lose their habitats and coastlines lose a natural seawall that can protect communities from storms — preventing billions of dollars in flood damage, according to the NOAA.
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Karen Hua, CBS News, 19 May 2025
The list also includes the possibility of leaving the tracks in place on the bluffs with no tunnel and installing a second set of rails with more seawalls and retaining walls.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Defenses like levees and seawalls are already protecting some coastal areas in Texas, and as sea levels rise, others may be able to invest in solutions to reduce their risks.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
They are also hated for their ability to burrow under infrastructure such as seawalls, sidewalks and roads, causing considerable damage.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2025
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Karen Hua, CBS News, 19 May 2025
The list also includes the possibility of leaving the tracks in place on the bluffs with no tunnel and installing a second set of rails with more seawalls and retaining walls.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Defenses like levees and seawalls are already protecting some coastal areas in Texas, and as sea levels rise, others may be able to invest in solutions to reduce their risks.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
They are also hated for their ability to burrow under infrastructure such as seawalls, sidewalks and roads, causing considerable damage.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seawall
Noun
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In 2024, 30,000 gallons of sewage flowed to the beach at the San Gabriel River Jetty to the Anaheim Bay breakwater from a Los Angeles County Sanitation spill.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
6 June 2025
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Specific measures include restoring 114 miles of breakwaters and 12.32 miles of oyster reef.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2025
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Scenic walkways and jetties invite leisurely sunset strolls.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
Noun
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Last month in Laguna Beach, while a 15-year-old girl was out on a driving lesson with her father, their car rolled through a fence and down an embankment from a closed grocery store parking lot to Coast Highway below.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
26 June 2025
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Last month, archaeologists were able to start excavating and securing the site, which is located on a low beach embankment and protected only by a thin layer of topsoil.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 June 2025
Noun
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In the short run, adaptation—dikes and levees to protect flood-prone cities, relocating residences away from eroding coasts—can help.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
30 May 2025
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The legislators called for different types of water solutions, including investing in projects to recycle wastewater, boost water storage, and rebuild aging levees in the delta to protect freshwater supplies and reduce earthquake risks.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Beavers create dams, which in turn can change the water flow, helping to spread nutrients to surrounding plant systems.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 June 2025
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The big costs are building the dam system, embankments and a pedestrian bridge.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
23 June 2025
Noun
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During the evening hours, the Colt dike breaks, and two are drowned.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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Minute-scale dynamics of recurrent dike intrusions in Iceland with fiber-optic geodesy UNESCO.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Seawall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seawall. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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