Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seawalls
Noun
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Kharg Island has numerous loading berths, jetties, remote mooring points and tens of millions of barrels of crude storage capacity.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026 -
There’s long been such a system in place at the Santa Ana River, with sand taken out and moved to fill in between the jetties in Newport Beach.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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To reshape the Mountain View pond and reinforce levees against sea-level rise and storm surges, crews imported 180,000 cubic yards of fill dirt from local construction sites.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The channel is meant to boost flood control and replace aging levees built in the wake of the 1949 flood.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Steep embankments, streams, and pond banks require extra caution.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
22 Feb. 2026
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But the flooding would be less powerful than at the old site, Wing said, and its impact could be lessened by elevating the hospital or building earthen embankments.—
Brett Kelman,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Officials had worried that a system of dikes along the Skagit River would fail, and potentially inundate parts of Mount Vernon, a riverside town of about 35,000.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
13 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
Noun
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The three dams of Blue Mesa Reservoir make up the Aspinall Unit of the Gunnison River.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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This can help prevent leaks, ice dams, and interior water damage that could call for some pricey repairs.—
Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Seawalls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seawalls. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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