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as in fences
a physical object that blocks the way
an ancient wall that was built to block the invading barbarians
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as in defenses
means or method of defending
investigators faced a wall of silence from the members of the police department
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as in surrounds
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Recent Examples of walls
David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
There are even artworks from local Canadian artists on the walls for additional regional flair.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
The glass exterior walls were intended to eliminate visual barriers between the inside and outside — intentional, especially for a company whose business was time.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
The living and dining rooms are refined entertaining spaces, while the open-concept family room serves as the heart of the home with walls of windows providing views of the pool, backyard and rolling fairways beyond.
—Judi Wright, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
The crew relied on an expert climbing team to rappel down steep walls, scale rocks, and navigate treacherous terrain.
—Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe sheathed the walls with it at his client’s Villa Tugendhat in Brno, now a UNESCO World Heritage site; in Paris, the interiors of the mid-19th-century Hôtel de la Païva are lavishly studded with yellow onyx.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2026
The chants and drumbeats echoed through the walls.
—Arielle Kaden, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
The White House’s inability to grasp the agency of others — its apparent lack of a theory of mind for everyone outside its walls — gives Democrats, especially, a distinct advantage.
—Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
Drawing at least in part on information from Chalker’s defectors, the Pentagon constructed life-size underground facsimiles of Iranian nuclear facilities where the scientists had worked, attempting to duplicate even the thickness of the walls.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
There are even artworks from local Canadian artists on the walls for additional regional flair.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
The glass exterior walls were intended to eliminate visual barriers between the inside and outside — intentional, especially for a company whose business was time.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
The living and dining rooms are refined entertaining spaces, while the open-concept family room serves as the heart of the home with walls of windows providing views of the pool, backyard and rolling fairways beyond.
—Judi Wright, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
The crew relied on an expert climbing team to rappel down steep walls, scale rocks, and navigate treacherous terrain.
—Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe sheathed the walls with it at his client’s Villa Tugendhat in Brno, now a UNESCO World Heritage site; in Paris, the interiors of the mid-19th-century Hôtel de la Païva are lavishly studded with yellow onyx.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2026
The chants and drumbeats echoed through the walls.
—Arielle Kaden, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
The White House’s inability to grasp the agency of others — its apparent lack of a theory of mind for everyone outside its walls — gives Democrats, especially, a distinct advantage.
—Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walls
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In the meantime, police cordoned off the beach area with construction fences to keep a large crowd of onlookers at bay.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Rules that require fences of certain heights might make little sense for new reactors buried in the earth; and rules that require a certain number of operators per reactor could be a bad fit for a cluster of smaller reactors with modern controls.—
Avi Asher-Schapiro,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Tehran has also been moving troops and air defenses to Kharg Island in preparation for a possible US operation to take control of it, according to people familiar with US intelligence reporting.—
Mustafa Qadri,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Even as air raid sirens blared at least four times throughout this morning in central Israel, the country’s military insisted that its air defenses remain formidable and that the waves of Iranian missile attacks are growing less effective.—
Rebecca Shabad,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2026
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One of the key lessons UConn’s veterans took from last year’s championship run was the importance of focus, of quieting the noise that surrounds the bracket and the program’s unmatched legacy of success.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2026
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Littleleaf boxwood surrounds one planting area filled with iceberg roses.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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This helps create a barrier of warmer air that buffers the foliage against the cold.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
23 Oct. 2025
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Supporters emphasize election integrity, while opponents warn about potential barriers to participation.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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Winhusen envisions a future where GLP-1 drugs help with one of the most difficult barriers to successful medical treatment — keeping people in treatment.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
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University policies and book contracts may offer veils of legitimacy and shields from legal liability.—
Emily Hodgson Anderson,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Florida law shields shooting ranges, specifically, from being sued as nuisances.—
Christopher Spata,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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Vlad Tenev, chairman and CEO of Robinhood Markets, rings the Opening Bell with Robinhood Ventures Fund I at the New York Stock Exchange on March 6, 2026.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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Cala Pregonda, Menorca Just an island over from the tourist-trodden Mallorca, Menorca feels a world away—a sentiment that rings even more true in the north of the island.—
Catherine Tansey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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What authoritarian regimes seek to erase, the law preserves.—
Christina Hioureas,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2026
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The resentencing Friday in Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Robert Hawk’s courtroom marked prosecutors’ second attempt to push through an agreement with 61-year-old Erik Chatman that preserves his first-degree murder conviction but drops a special circumstance allegation for torture.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Walls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walls. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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