Thesaurus results for TRENCHES

trenches

noun

plural of trench

as in ditches

a long narrow channel dug in the earth dug a trench and filled it with water in an attempt to keep the forest fire off her property

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Recent Examples of trenches After working for more than a decade in club music’s trenches, the brothers now aspired to be not merely DJs, but a dance-music act known for spectacular live performances. — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026 Now, stars broken in the reality trenches are crossing over into more traditional Hollywood offerings, with everyone from Netflix to A24 putting scripts into their hands. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026 On schist foundations, cautious engineers knew to build in safety features like a series of cut-off trenches and drainage pipes — a step Mulholland had neglected. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 But its owner, Hiro Yonekawa, packs way more into its two rooms, which are full of mostly vintage clothes like mint Burberry trenches (for around $300), graphic tees, men’s dress shirts and women’s tops, hats and handbags. — New York Times, 31 July 2026 French authorities wanted to honor the ‘’blood spilled″ during WWI by Muslim soldiers who died in trenches of Verdun and beyond to defend France, Hafiz said. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 Ninety-five episodes later, Arthur was back in the acting trenches again. — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026 Construction workers are currently restoring and building rail links between Oxford and Cambridge, and as part of that work, archaeologists are excavating trenches across southern England. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026 To address the problem, East Dundee is building a stormwater detention facility as well as infiltration trenches and drywells on park land that officials believe will alleviate the flooding, Public Works Director Phil Cotter said. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trenches

Noun

This untreated runoff makes its way through storm drains and ditches into our local streams and rivers and eventually, the ocean.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Both townships and counties had authority to tax land thus providing funds for roads and ditches.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 July 2026

Definition of ditches

Noun

Keep gutters clean and ensure water flows away from your home to prevent foundation damage and basement flooding.

— Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 3 Aug. 2026
Artificial snow is piled up in their gutters, smoke seems to billow from the chimneys on the roofs and the windows of the cottages are filled with moving models of colorful creatures from the films.

— Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026