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noun

ˈwȯl How to pronounce wall (audio)
Definition of wallnext
1
as in fence
a physical object that blocks the way an ancient wall that was built to block the invading barbarians

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2
as in defense
means or method of defending investigators faced a wall of silence from the members of the police department

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wall

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verb

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as in to fence (in)

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as in to picket

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Recent Examples of wall
Noun
Interior glass walls create an office space between the living and dining areas of the 45-foot-long great room, while the primary suite includes a spacious walk-in closet and a compartmentalized bath with a steam shower. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 July 2026 Their interpretation looks like vinyl letters from a past show peeled off the wall but left on the floor, unpatched holes in the drywall, and accumulating dirt and dust. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026
Verb
Like the nun Beate before her, Susanna seems destined, as punishment for her overwhelming ardor, to be walled into the convent. — Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026 Some years later, the Austrian Southern Railway Company reached Opatija with tracks laid across the Devil’s Garden, the name, since Roman times, of a mountain range walling the coast from inland. — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for wall
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wall
  1. fence
  2. defense
  3. surround
  4. picket
  5. barrier
  6. ammunition
  7. circle
  8. war
Noun
  • Although the crossing appeared blocked, groups moved along the coast seeking routes around the fence.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • Its mixed population of Christians and Muslims, Spanish and Moroccan residents and day workers, lives in relative harmony behind a border fence that many desperate migrants from across Africa attempt to cross for a better life in Europe.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of fence
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  • The admission was astonishing after his defense team had spent years diligently defending him against the charges.
    — Emily Smith, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • The Rangers’ defense only allowed one more run after the third inning.
    — Cal Phillips Updated July 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
Definition of defense
Verb
  • Bone must be separated from surrounding rock millimeter by millimeter with a pneumatic chisel, whose needle gently breaks away rock while ultraviolet light reveals where the bone ends and the surrounding rock begins.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • The real estate firm looks at office markets in Charlotte and the surrounding suburbs.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Definition of surround
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  • However, union members are prepared to continue picketing outside the refinery.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
  • This year, graduate workers who are on strike picketed in Harvard Yard, blaring vuvuzela horns, drums and cowbells whenever an administrator spoke.
    — Michael Casey, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Definition of picket
Noun
  • The surge in gray divorces is also often driven by women – who have long faced restrictive gender norms in conservative Asian societies, as well as legal, financial, and social barriers to seeking divorce.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • The near silence amid the height of the pandemic prompted Johnson’s campaign for noise barriers.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of barrier
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  • But are these findings evidence that remote work purists have been right all along or ammunition for the return-to-office crowd?
    — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • In her latest deployment to Kuwait, she was assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, which provides food, fuel, water, ammunition, transport equipment and other supplies.
    — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 26 July 2026
Definition of ammunition
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  • Just circled up with him and just checking on his well-being, and then the rest is kind of up to medical staff, doctors he’s seen.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • The Wonsleys and Wells’ coach went out to Horn Island early that morning, circling the island by boat and walking on shore trying to find the teenager.
    — Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026
Definition of circle
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  • Congress is moving to put more pressure on Sudan’s warring factions, as the three-year war perpetuates one of the globe’s worst humanitarian crises.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 12 June 2026
  • Season 3 continues the bloody battle between the warring factions of the House of Targaryen for control of the Iron Throne.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 June 2026
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“Wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wall. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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