walling

present participle of wall

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for walling
Verb
  • Preserving income, insurance and retirement Financial security also depends on preserving income and protecting loved ones.
    Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Created during the prolific reign of Louis XIV, the Académie Française has played a significant role in shaping French culture, preserving and updating the country’s language, grammar and usage over time.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Yet there's been internal stress due to layoffs, return-to-office mandates and controversy surrounding Microsoft's contracts.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
  • According to The Sacramento Bee's Jason Anderson, a league source said the Kings haven’t engaged the Grizzlies in trade talks amid the recent circumstances surrounding Morant.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Compared to the popular Cassia Lace Up option, the Cassia Nodo is more of a classic pump style, covering the sides of the foot and enclosing the heel.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Two hundred years later, Slott preserved the historic facade while enclosing the rear of the home in glass to overlook the waterfall that once powered the mill.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With storms closing in, dwindling fuel, and a panicked, pregnant passenger at the controls, Braden must talk her through an impossible landing while fighting his own exhaustion, guilt, and unraveling personal life.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Now the airport is closing in on 6,000.
    Chase Jordan Updated November 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Small and fragmented burns, what Roos calls a mosaic of fire, could be more effective at diminishing risk and buffering the effects of climate than bigger, cohesive prescribed burns.
    Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Further buffering the effects of the retinoid are the brand’s signature thermal water (rich in soothing minerals) as well as shea butter and squalane to moisturize and protect.
    Deanna Pai, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There is a lot of red—99 naval and coast guard vessels, to be precise, completely encircling Taiwan during PLA exercises last December.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The vents encircling the stand’s rounded top handle cooling.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • To develop the novel energy-conserving deicing method, the Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF teamed up with their partners from the EU’s Clean Aviation program, including aircraft manufacturer Airbus and aerospace company Parker-Meggitt.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Practicing sustainable energy-conserving habits is key to proper energy hygiene.
    Big Think, Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Martinez and Ruiz were present in court Wednesday and both have entered not guilty pleas to a federal charge of assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers.
    Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Dunn is charged with assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating and interfering with a federal officer.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Walling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walling. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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