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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weirs
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Once relying on its massive missile arsenal, advances in Israeli intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance have neutered its previous strategy of relying on simultaneous barrages of missiles to overwhelm Israeli missile defenses.
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Surely that painful lesson helped Brunson weather the Spurs barrages.
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Families, educators and advocates described barriers to accessing proper support and services.
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The Selma-to-Montgomery marches galvanized passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which did away with most barriers such as poll taxes and other forms of voter discrimination targeting Black Americans in the Deep South.
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But the gold seekers, the ‘49ers, immediately set to digging ditches and canals to divert water, and so the new state soon allowed that practice, too.
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The city’s architecture, centuries of art, intricate decorative details, winding canals and network of historic bridges (Pontes) continually influence his creative vision.
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Really Simple Licensing is pushing for an open standard before any single company locks in the rules.
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And rosemary and coconut oils soothe the scalp and leave locks softer and shinier.
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“Weirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weirs. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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