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Recent Examples of seawall
Broward County In Broward County, the most vulnerable spots by the year 2050 would include any waterfront property on the Intracoastal Waterway, many of which could lose docks, and have water cresting seawalls on a daily basis.
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
The Surfrider Foundation issued a word of caution this week about the use of seawalls next to coastal properties in La Jolla.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
Estimates for the cost of new septic systems and protective seawalls have spiraled to $500,000 and considerably more, homeowners say.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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.
—Karen Hua, CBS News, 19 May 2025
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
The Surfrider Foundation issued a word of caution this week about the use of seawalls next to coastal properties in La Jolla.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
Estimates for the cost of new septic systems and protective seawalls have spiraled to $500,000 and considerably more, homeowners say.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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.
—Karen Hua, CBS News, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seawall
Noun
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Carved out of lava rock and a natural breakwater, the Ocean Pool is the resort’s ocean swim area.—
Katie Sweeney,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The work of running a port is a constant maintenance of channels, breakwaters, bridges, and the machinery of seagoing commerce.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Recently, a sport fishing boat slammed into a jetty in Meschutt Beach, part of Suffolk County, New York.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2025
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According to the Chattogram Port Authority, 10 container vessels are were berthed at the port’s jetties as of Monday morning, while 19 more ships are waiting at the outer anchorage.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
30 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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Sacramento police are investigating the death of a man whose body was discovered Saturday evening near a levee close to the 50 block of Main Avenue.—
The Sacramento Bee,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2025
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The Trinity River in Dallas overflows its banks and is contained by the levees after historic rainfall in August 2022.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Ingram dam, before and after Camp Mystic, before and after — USA TODAY contributed to this report.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
9 July 2025
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There may be dams built to block it temporarily, but over time, cracks begin to form, and water starts enlarging those cracks until the dam collapses.—
Ali Farahmand,
IndieWire,
8 July 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 13 Jul. 2025.
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