walling

verb

present participle of wall
1
as in circumscribing

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2
as in preserving

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walling
  1. circumscribing
  2. preserving
  3. surrounding
  4. picketing
  5. enclosing
  6. buffering
  7. closing in
  8. conserving
Verb
  • In quick succession, the Court began circumscribing Congress’s ability to define rights and act on its constitutional imagination.
    — Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
  • This wouldn’t be the first time the Court has avoided a head-on fight with the other branches, especially after Congress makes noise about circumscribing its authority.
    — Time, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
Definition of circumscribing
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  • The tree in Athens isn’t likely to make it through the construction of a new $225 million courthouse, despite some interest in preserving the piece of history hiding in plain sight.
    — Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
  • The Getty Foundation and the National Trust for Historic Preservation have announced the final cohort of grantees for the Conserving Black Modernism initiative, which focuses on preserving the work of Black architects.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of preserving
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  • Even the amount of surrounding pavement, neighboring structures, and roof color can influence how much heat the house gains throughout the day.
    — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 17 July 2026
  • According to Artem, the Russian position consisted of soldiers armed with small arms and radios and supported by a network of observation posts monitoring the surrounding approaches.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of surrounding
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  • Day 8 of picketing More than 100 NYSNA nurses were back out in the brutal cold to picket for an eighth day since the strike started last week.
    — Christina Fan, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Definition of picketing
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  • The animal farm had a two-meter-high fence enclosing it, half of it underground.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 June 2026
  • Always leave one side open and ensure ventilation when enclosing outdoor equipment.
    — Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 15 June 2026
Definition of enclosing
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  • The Dimaag module was found to be effective in buffering extreme DC-side power fluctuations and delivering LVRT response.
    — Drew Robb, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026
  • Why your streaming keeps buffering Internet service providers handle enormous amounts of traffic.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of buffering
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  • Garnacho had joined a small list of potential recruits, which included Paris Saint-Germain’s Ibrahim Mbaye and Crysencio Summerville from West Ham United, who is now closing in on a move to Al Hilal.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • The move follows months of tension over the reopening of the Russian Pavilion, which returned this year after closing in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of closing in
Verb
  • Such detailed understanding is vital for conserving threatened elasmobranchs and their habitats.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • The game slows not only because bodies tire more quickly, but because players begin pacing themselves earlier — conserving energy for the moments that matter most.
    — Alan McCall, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of conserving
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