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
Just offshore, Mafia Island Marine Park is home to vibrant coral reef systems and elaborate trenches ideal for diving.
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Melanie Van Zyl, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2026
The crispy blonde beer next door earned this top seed in those trenches, but the Newport brew's big run ended in the Final Four against the eventual champ, Crazy Norse, also from Kentucky.
—Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2026
At New York Fashion Week, editors traded in classic trenches for cape coats tossed over tailoring.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
Those all-weather shoes were paired with an array of trenches, from ones with dramatic ruffled collars to some with sparkly fringe, like streaks of rain.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
The same economic frustrations that drive perilous journeys north are now being weaponized to fill foreign trenches east.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Burberry, after all, closes the fall 2026 season tomorrow with its usual celebs-in-trenches extravaganza.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2026
The species diverged from its closest relative approximately 780,000 years ago, possibly after a population became isolated under glaciers in deep ocean trenches.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
Residents who need to dig long trenches may pay far more than that, said Cipolla, who is a member of the Altadena Town Council.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Melanie Van Zyl, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2026
The crispy blonde beer next door earned this top seed in those trenches, but the Newport brew's big run ended in the Final Four against the eventual champ, Crazy Norse, also from Kentucky.
—Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2026
At New York Fashion Week, editors traded in classic trenches for cape coats tossed over tailoring.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
Those all-weather shoes were paired with an array of trenches, from ones with dramatic ruffled collars to some with sparkly fringe, like streaks of rain.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
The same economic frustrations that drive perilous journeys north are now being weaponized to fill foreign trenches east.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Burberry, after all, closes the fall 2026 season tomorrow with its usual celebs-in-trenches extravaganza.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2026
The species diverged from its closest relative approximately 780,000 years ago, possibly after a population became isolated under glaciers in deep ocean trenches.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
Residents who need to dig long trenches may pay far more than that, said Cipolla, who is a member of the Altadena Town Council.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trenches
Noun
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The elaborate network of rainfall, rivulets of ditches, and control structures became a sort of language for Van Lent.—
Michael Adno,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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Instead, the women and their husbands found out about the data center project from speaking directly to the workers hired to move dirt and dig runoff ditches ahead of construction.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Walz never seemed more animated than when a podcaster asked him to expound on the topic of residential rain gutters.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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Clean your gutters and downspouts at least once a year (more often if they get clogged with leaves or other debris).—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Trenches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trenches. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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