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Recent Examples of windbreak
Use mulch, frost cloths, and windbreaks to shield plants from frost and freezing temperatures.
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William Jones, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Cutting back on mowing, limiting pesticides and creating windbreaks will all help monarchs survive.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Mario elbowed me into a small windbreak.
—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
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William Jones, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Cutting back on mowing, limiting pesticides and creating windbreaks will all help monarchs survive.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Mario elbowed me into a small windbreak.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windbreak
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Under another lean-to, one man works to turn palm leaves into elaborate, rattan-like woven furniture—he’s even fashioned a small shelf for his cell phone, wedged into the mud wall by his right shoulder, to better keep it at hand.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
21 Dec. 2025
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The hardshell takes a little push before the struts take over and open it into full lean-to position.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Dec. 2025
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Controlling passage through the palisade were twenty-one ornate gates, spaced approximately fifty kilometers apart, meant not only to curb immigration of Han Chinese and Koreans into Qing lands but also to limit movement of any natural resources out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Nov. 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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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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Our chairs are for sitting on, not for constructing elaborate forts.—
Eddie Small,
New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2026
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The steady flow of packages into our New York and London beauty closets alone could create a cardboard box fort or two.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
29 Dec. 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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McDonald said DeSantis also could be trying to shore up Republican strongholds to mitigate the losses generally experienced by the party in power during midterm elections.—
Mike Schneider,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Campbell’s main support always came from the union stronghold of Pueblo, in southern Colorado.—
Dave Marston,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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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 Jan. 2026.
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