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Recent Examples of stone wall
He was captured by British troops just outside of Lexington, on a patch of field now demarcated with a semi-circular stone wall.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Use Natural Materials A natural stone wall-mount sink in a bathroom highlights the use of earthy materials.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2025
The property was built on the site of an old steam locomotive roundhouse, and the original semi-circular stone wall runs through the new building.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Our guide stopped to point out an accessible glowworm on the stone wall, and everyone leaned in for a closer look.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Use Natural Materials A natural stone wall-mount sink in a bathroom highlights the use of earthy materials.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2025
The property was built on the site of an old steam locomotive roundhouse, and the original semi-circular stone wall runs through the new building.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Our guide stopped to point out an accessible glowworm on the stone wall, and everyone leaned in for a closer look.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stone wall
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The word — in big white letters, set against layers of blue — appears toward the top of the mural, on the store’s brick wall facing Lake.—
Solvej Schou,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Investigators believe the impact launched the truck into the air, sending it over a three-foot brick wall and into the side of the house.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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From her perspective, expanding connectivity across South Carolina has been part of a broader effort to reduce barriers for communities historically left out of economic and educational participation.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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The semi-autonomous barrier is intended to prevent vehicles from fleeing at high speeds from the checkpoint, US Customs and Border Protection has said.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Oil prices, meanwhile, jumped for the second consecutive day as traders feared a prolonged blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a trading route that facilitates the transport of about one-fifth of global oil supply.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Though there's no physical blockade on the Straight of Hormuz, oil tankers have stopped using the waterway because of threats from Iran, putting pressure on other oil-producing regions and driving prices up.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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If your vents are located on the side of the house from where the main winds were blowing during the storm (northeast in the Blizzard of 2026), there is an even greater risk of blockage.—
Terry Eliasen,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The 322-foot-tall rocket has been sitting out at the launch pad at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center since mid-January, but engineers recently found a blockage in the flow of helium to part of the booster’s upper stage that requires further investigation.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Stone wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stone%20wall. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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