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Recent Examples of seawall
That goal was called for in the Paris Agreement, but has remained elusive in part because adaptation — a category that can include everything from seawalls to wildfire detection software — is so broad and so geographically variable.
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Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 18 Nov. 2025
The seawalls along Biscayne Bay have gotten higher, and flooding from rainfall has become more and more of a problem.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
In Flagler County, numerous docks flooded and waves were topping over some seawalls along a series of canals off the Intracoastal in Palm Coast, and a few inches of tidal flooding was reported in the oceanfront community of Flagler Beach, emergency officials told the weather service.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Locals gather around fires near the seawall or hike to the ruins of Sutro Baths.
—Becca Blond, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
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Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 18 Nov. 2025
The seawalls along Biscayne Bay have gotten higher, and flooding from rainfall has become more and more of a problem.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
In Flagler County, numerous docks flooded and waves were topping over some seawalls along a series of canals off the Intracoastal in Palm Coast, and a few inches of tidal flooding was reported in the oceanfront community of Flagler Beach, emergency officials told the weather service.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Locals gather around fires near the seawall or hike to the ruins of Sutro Baths.
—Becca Blond, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seawall
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In the final draft presented to city officials, the consultant recommended that the city proceed with advancing a pilot offshore multi-benefit emergent breakwater, paired with beach nourishment, at North Beach.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
25 Nov. 2025
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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
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
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The semi went through the guardrail on the left side of the roadway before crashing down a steep embankment, authorities said.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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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 75-year-old levee had multiple failures in recent days, from seepage and water overtopping it to a partial collapse at one home, county officials said.—
Steven Rosenfeld,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Since then, there have been major improvements in modernizing the levees and flood risk management.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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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
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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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Chinese mitten crabs burrow into levees, dikes, and stream banks, increasing erosion and threatening flood-control systems.—
Staff Author Updated,
PEOPLE,
3 Dec. 2025
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“Seawall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seawall. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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