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Recent Examples of seawall
The seasonal shift highlights how deeply the invasive species is established in Florida
Each winter in South Florida, residents may spot a surprising sight in trees, along canals or basking on seawalls: green iguanas glowing in various shades of orange.
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 24 Dec. 2025
Our stop at Stanley Park — OK, the Stanley Park Brewpub — for more local libations eased some of the sting from our mountain misadventure, and our walk along the English Bay seawall took us to a perfect spot to capture our best sunset of the trip.
—Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025
The city has done everything from elevating athletic fields, building seawalls, and engineering a waterfront park to contain flooding.
—Jacob Posner, Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2025
Indonesia’s proposal for a giant seawall protecting its capital, Jakarta, remains mired in heated political debate more than a decade after the first plans were unveiled.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 23 July 2025
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 24 Dec. 2025
Our stop at Stanley Park — OK, the Stanley Park Brewpub — for more local libations eased some of the sting from our mountain misadventure, and our walk along the English Bay seawall took us to a perfect spot to capture our best sunset of the trip.
—Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025
The city has done everything from elevating athletic fields, building seawalls, and engineering a waterfront park to contain flooding.
—Jacob Posner, Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2025
Indonesia’s proposal for a giant seawall protecting its capital, Jakarta, remains mired in heated political debate more than a decade after the first plans were unveiled.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seawall
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Manmade structures like the pier and breakwater at Michigan City and the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor in Portage disrupt the natural flow of sand along the southern shore of Lake Michigan.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
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The property is located on JBR Beach, which is protected by a bay formed by peninsulas and breakwaters on two sides.—
Rob Reed,
Forbes.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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Stay off of jetties, piers, rocks, and other waterside infrastructure.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
15 Feb. 2026
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Investigators found an unresponsive infant over an embankment outside of the residence, KSP officials said.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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In one incident, a 39-year-old man suffered a severe leg injury after crashing and rolling about 30 feet down an embankment.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Of the first cities to be incorporated in California, Marysville retains its place as the smallest, with about 13,000 people within its borders sealed by a ring of levees that protect the city.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Marysville ring levee project started in 2010.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The states have tried unsuccessfully for more than a year to reach a voluntary agreement to replace dam-operating guidelines that expire later in 2026.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Then the dam broke didn't celebrate after their thumping of Canada ended their preliminary round undefeated.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Refurbishment of the dike around the lake is finished, and a revision of the lake management rules went into effect in 2024.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Brandon Bell / Getty Images Since then, people have been fortifying dike systems to contain the water, often building housing and industrial buildings as close to the edge as flood plain planners allow.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Seawall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seawall. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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