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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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as in buffers
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Recent Examples of walls
Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
Colossal heads, with luminous faces – intense and inscrutable – line the walls of Jenny Saville's studio in Oxford, England.
—Elizabeth Palmer, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
No more trying to scale castle walls, no more nose-drops of death from sub-2-inch-tall curbs, and thankfully, no more push notifications asking for help.
—Joe Salas
april 25, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2026
Describing a bookstore as a place where the walls are lined with pages would be a bit clichéd, but in the case of The Last Bookstore, the turn of phrase becomes quite literal.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
With the turnable removed, start at the ceiling of your microwave on the inside and wipe down all walls with your store-bought or homemade cleaner.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
The way the Met has chosen to deal with this is to toss the Vatican frescoes onto all four walls of a side room via projector.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
And yet many of the walls on the first floor remain white.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Most of the floor is gone, as are the walls and roof.
—ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Noun
For Chelsea Bennett, a mother of two from Florida, those moments often echo through the walls of her home at night, carried by the unmistakable sound of her 9-year-old daughter, Kennedy, singing her heart out in the shower.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
Colossal heads, with luminous faces – intense and inscrutable – line the walls of Jenny Saville's studio in Oxford, England.
—Elizabeth Palmer, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
No more trying to scale castle walls, no more nose-drops of death from sub-2-inch-tall curbs, and thankfully, no more push notifications asking for help.
—Joe Salas
april 25, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2026
Describing a bookstore as a place where the walls are lined with pages would be a bit clichéd, but in the case of The Last Bookstore, the turn of phrase becomes quite literal.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
With the turnable removed, start at the ceiling of your microwave on the inside and wipe down all walls with your store-bought or homemade cleaner.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
The way the Met has chosen to deal with this is to toss the Vatican frescoes onto all four walls of a side room via projector.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
And yet many of the walls on the first floor remain white.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Most of the floor is gone, as are the walls and roof.
—ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walls
Noun
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Use fences and hedges to denote the garden's boundaries.—
Katherine Owen,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2026
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Our association is now telling us that the town said the fences were mistakenly allowed to be put too close to the lake.—
Gary Singer,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The team responsible for testing the nation’s security defenses was among those pushed out.—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Companies need to keep that distinction in mind when evaluating their tools and defenses.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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REEs are used in the infrastructure that surrounds batteries, the magnets found in EV motors and wind turbines, and other clean energy technologies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
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And there is everything else that surrounds Baldwin, Shuter was told.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
Noun
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Aid agencies say Israeli security restrictions have tied their hands, creating difficult security barriers that have limited the influx of aid.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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Other good view barriers for privacy might include the edible olive, pineapple guava, Simpson stopper, Walter’s viburnum, podocarpus and clumping bamboo.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The tour ends at the Scar Trees, which are a group of trees that had their bark removed by Aboriginal Peoples for various purposes, including crafting items like canoes or shields.—
Helen Murphy,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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The midnight purple color-shifting material was designed to replicate the iridescence of a raven's feathers, which is woven across the jerseys, including the number set and shields on each sleeve.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The question was about coaching in general, but certainly rings true in the Heat’s case.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Norah feels celebrated and strengthened by its community, an ethos that rings true when Claire speaks about those around her.—
Julie Lin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The budget, which must be approved by the City Council, also preserves the same level of services delivered by Inside Safe, the mayor’s signature program to fight homelessness.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The project is an unusual exercise in restraint by its architects, one that preserves the character of the old building while allowing Yollocalli’s young users — ages 13 to 24 — to leave their own marks on the design.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Walls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walls. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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