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Recent Examples of seawall
Important note: The retaining wall for the walkway is not the same thing as the seawall protecting the plant, which is in good condition, Edison’s Ron Pontes said.
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
The repairs are needed to address storm damage to the seawall and surrounding area at the corner of South and Whitehead streets.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
That would provide about $740 million every year to build seawalls.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
That tsunami topped seawalls and eventually disabled three nuclear reactors.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 30 July 2025
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
The repairs are needed to address storm damage to the seawall and surrounding area at the corner of South and Whitehead streets.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
That would provide about $740 million every year to build seawalls.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
That tsunami topped seawalls and eventually disabled three nuclear reactors.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seawall
Noun
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This side of the breakwater was lined with tide pools formed from ECOncrete, a composite cement that mimics natural rock formations.—
Ben McGrath,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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While some paid to have headstones moved, many stayed in San Francisco and were later used in building projects including gutters and a breakwater.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Rip currents are typically more frequent and stronger in the vicinity of jetties, inlets, and piers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Under the cover of night, a flotilla of boats, some of them commandeered from local fishermen, tried to cross the Dnipro and land on the embankment near the plant, according to three Ukrainian military officers involved in the planning and execution of the assault.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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The driver then returned to the correct lane but hit the embankment, causing the vehicle to flip on its side.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Despite the downgrade, the storm unleashed catastrophic damage—particularly in New Orleans, where storm surge overwhelmed levees and flooded more than 80% of the city.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Most of those rescues happened on the east side of Vallecito Creek, where a levee break caused rapid flooding.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The dam was officially inaugurated in September, amid loud protests from Egypt, which relies on the Nile for some 90% of its freshwater supply.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Behzad Parsa, Managing Director of the Tehran Regional Water Company, highlighted that inflow to Tehran’s dams has fallen by 43 percent compared to the previous water year.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The restoration project tears down old dikes, letting nature reclaim what industry once took.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
27 Aug. 2025
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Park staff partially opened the valve in July after heavy rain caused water levels to overflow the dike, raising erosion concerns.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Seawall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seawall. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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