walls 1 of 2

noun

Definition of wallsnext
plural of wall
1
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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walls

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of wall
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as in surrounds

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as in buffers

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  1. defenses
  2. surrounds
  3. barriers
  4. preserves
  5. protections
  6. conserves
Noun
  • Brunson and Towns are confounding opposing defenses in two-man action, and this starting lineup can comfortably go five out to lengthen and distort the floor.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This is where safe browsing and malware defenses are now heading, making use of new device AI processing.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of defenses
Verb
  • Fencing is installed around a perimeter that goes beyond the office buildings on both sides of the Capitol, and there's an inner perimeter that surrounds the immediate Capitol complex.
    Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • What To Do Outdoors Jump in the Lake Lake Lanier spans 38,000 acres and surrounds three sides of the city.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of surrounds
Noun
  • Despite the undisputed importance of women in entrepreneurship and society overall moving toward a better future, the glass ceiling and gender barriers prevail, perpetuating the vicious cycle of competition.
    Lauren Carpenter, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Even amidst challenges and when faced with obstacles, Lisa would roll up her sleeves and shatter all barriers, always motivated by her why.
    Lauren Carpenter, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of barriers
Verb
  • Supporting comprehensive dialogue would help establish a representative government that preserves Syria’s territorial integrity and protects minority rights, while reducing the likelihood that Iran or other external actors exploit minority groups to gain influence.
    Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Additionally, this preserves tax-advantaged accounts for later growth.
    Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of preserves
Noun
  • Other protections than dust control are usually put in place by cities, Ziolkowski said, but these protections don’t exist in Boise or on a state level in Idaho.
    Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 4 Jan. 2025
  • In doing so, the FCC aimed to make ISPs accountable for outages, require more robust network security, protect fast speeds, and require greater protections for consumer data.
    Emma Bowman, NPR, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of protections
Verb
  • That means the agency stops paying out for previous disasters and conserves its money for life-saving missions during any new ones.
    Mae Anderson, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2024
  • This not only conserves landfill space but also promotes recycling and resource conservation.
    Ganes Kesari, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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