Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seawalls
Noun
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Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025 -
As waves lap against jetties, gossip ripples to adjacent towns.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The new levees will replace old dirt berms that are 6 to 10 feet high.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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In 1907, Grand Island levees were raised after a flood.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Family, friends and spectators line the embankments, looking down from pedestrian bridges and the underpasses, holding up signs and cheering.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Scruton and his team had a weekend to remove the trees, mud, dirt and embankments.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While the new dikes are funded by the federal government, the extensive reforestation efforts are privately covered by a non-governmental organization.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Estimates provided by the TVA suggest the dams could keep Peninsula dry even in a 500-year flood.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Successive Iranian rulers believed that dams, deep wells, and inter-basin transfers could outsmart geography and climate.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Seawalls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seawalls. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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