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Recent Examples of windbreak
Mario elbowed me into a small windbreak.
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Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
However, their aggressive roots eventually invalidated them for this purpose, although they are still used for windbreaks or privacy screens.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
Given these options, there is a juniper for just about any landscape application, including groundcovers, specimens, foundation plantings, windbreaks, and screen.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
Try to include a variety of plants in your windbreak.
—Pamela Noensie, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
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Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
However, their aggressive roots eventually invalidated them for this purpose, although they are still used for windbreaks or privacy screens.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
Given these options, there is a juniper for just about any landscape application, including groundcovers, specimens, foundation plantings, windbreaks, and screen.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
Try to include a variety of plants in your windbreak.
—Pamela Noensie, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windbreak
Noun
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Warnings, citations — then arrest Another man who was sleeping under the lean-to was arrested by officers for not registering as a predatory offender.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
5 Oct. 2025
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Our gardens and farms, our houses, porches, lean-tos, gazebos and birdhouses are statements of power and possession but also more than that.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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The palisade walls and structural support beams that hold up the fort are made to look like wood but are constructed of concrete.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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But what are the other buildings impacted by palisades fires?—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
13 Jan. 2025
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In addition to its durable build and customizable design, the shed comes with charming details that require no extra work on your part.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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Rogers already sued the city to compel them to shut down the tent illegally selling cannabis, which was later replaced by a sturdier shed.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Dillingham held the fort, leaving with the Wolves up by 12 points three minutes later.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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While featured players like Ashley Padilla and Veronika Slowikowska show definite promise, and mainstays like Kenan Thompson, Bowen Yang, and Mikey Day continue to hold down the fort, season 51 is still missing that essential animating X-factor.—
Charu Sinha,
Vulture,
2 Nov. 2025
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Colina Pousada Spa Perched high on a hilltop, Colina Pousada Spa offers 180-degree views, from the island’s tallest peak to the old fortress.—
Carla Vianna,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Such structures, including residences and fortresses, were created by religious authorities and noble families, according to the city’s tourism website.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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Maps are typically redrawn only once a decade after the census, and in California—as in several other Democratic strongholds—an independent commission oversees the process.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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District 6 in south Charlotte was a rare Republican stronghold as the city and its leadership pushed increasingly to the left, but the margin separating Republicans from Democrats had dwindled.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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Hurricane Andrew visited in 1992 but couldn’t damage his coral castle.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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After a precruise stay at the Ritz-Carlton Osaka, the itinerary includes private performances by Kodo taiko drummers and geishas, strolls among cherry blossoms and bonsai trees, and visits to castles and temples, such as the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto.—
Fran Golden,
AFAR Media,
6 Nov. 2025
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Perhaps the comedic-political precedent closest to the Kimmel affair is the extended showdown between artist and network caused by The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (CBS, 1968-70), at the time the sole counter-cultural redoubt in prime time.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Israel quickly secured its borders with Syria, which sits to its northeast, and seized a buffer zone, including the summit of Mount Hermon, a key strategic redoubt.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Windbreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windbreak. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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