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Recent Examples of stone wall
The place feels like a fortress, with high stone walls painted in yellow hiding two villas, one for the day-to-day football operation and the other for administration.
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Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 June 2025
The surrounding 23 acres the estate sits on are full of trails ripe for exploring, too, and take visitors past historic stone walls, cemeteries, and babbling brooks.
—Blair West, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2025
Being able to walk around and touch the stone walls of the church is a thrilling and profound experience that directly ties visitors to the last records of Norse Greenlandic existence.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
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
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Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 June 2025
The surrounding 23 acres the estate sits on are full of trails ripe for exploring, too, and take visitors past historic stone walls, cemeteries, and babbling brooks.
—Blair West, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2025
Being able to walk around and touch the stone walls of the church is a thrilling and profound experience that directly ties visitors to the last records of Norse Greenlandic existence.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stone wall
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That yearning for the unpretentious corner bar, the brick walls whispering stories under the glow of vintage beer signs, the flickering black-and-white TV a silent observer.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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The backdrop was the brick wall of an uninsulated village house.—
Barbara Demick,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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This interpretation aligns with the ADA’s broader purpose, which is to eliminate barriers that prevent full and equal participation in everyday life.—
Dekel Skoop,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Cities in eastern Contra Costa County, including Antioch and Pittsburg, are expected to break the 100-degree barrier on Thursday and then perhaps again on Friday, while Concord is expected to peak at 99 on Friday.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
Noun
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On May 19, Israel lifted an 11-week aid blockade on Gaza, but assistance since then has been limited.—
Olivia Le Poidevin,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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The Gaza Humanitarian Fund started distributing aid on May 26, following a nearly three-month Israeli blockade that has pushed Gaza’s population of more than 2 million people to the brink of famine.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2025
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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
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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 13 Jul. 2025.
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