stone wall

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Recent Examples of stone wall What to look for: The brick and stone walls are nearly three feet thick in places and are designed to withstand any inadvertent ammunition explosions. Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025 Where to stay: The Château des Ducs de Joyeuse is a walled, late 16th-century castle; its 34 rooms have wooden shutters, stone walls, and medieval-style lamps. Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025 With stone walls, vaulted ceilings, and Renaissance cloister, Parador is a prime example of Gothic architecture. Carlsen Jes, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2025 Per the outlet, the couple exchanged vows at the Castello di Celsa, a 13th-century castle with sweeping views, a beautiful garden and ivy crawling up its stone walls. Michael Nied, People.com, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for stone wall
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Noun
  • But with Zayn firmly entrenched as one of WWE’s most beloved babyfaces, Kross ran into a brick wall in at WWE Night of Champions in Riyadh despite dominating most of the match.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Back in the game, the blue players enter a room with a starry ceiling and brick walls covered in childish handwriting and drawings.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • With the advantages in warfare, intelligence, and economy that AI maturity will grant a nation-state, why would leaders put up barriers to achieving it?
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Yet, the pace of future development depends on clearing Texas's legislative barriers, securing financing, and restoring confidence among lenders and landowners.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Locals had threatened peaceful blockades against the event on the day of.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 25 June 2025
  • President Abraham Lincoln had imposed a blockade on Confederate ports after the attack on Fort Sumter in April 1861, which kicked off the conflict.
    Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • At the start of the week economists were nervously eyeing whether Iran’s parliament would shut the Strait of Hormuz, a blockage to the world’s global oil supply that could send prices spiraling.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 June 2025
  • For one, the former business owner can no longer sing—her lifelong passion—due to throat blockages from the accident.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025

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“Stone wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stone%20wall. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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