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
  • Security firms often provide extensive protections to keep executives safe, including physical security guards, online threat monitoring and analysis, cybersecurity defenses, at-home security and protection for spouses and other family members.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Air defenses downed 14 Ukrainian drones over the Bryansk region early Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
    Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of defenses
Verb
  • The forest surrounds the prairie and offers protection.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The energy, lights and buzz of Times Square surrounds you (as does the chance to pile up more Hilton Honors points with this package).
    Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of surrounds
Noun
  • In my opinion, here are the three main barriers to importing agile into the public sector.
    Greg Orme, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Addressing Consumer-Side Barriers So, what can be done to tackle the demand-side barriers that Black entrepreneurs face?
    Tiffany Callender, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of barriers
Verb
  • Ethiopia should commit to reaching a legally binding agreement based in international law that preserves all parties' water security while supporting Ethiopia's development goals.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The only slightly worse scenario is a coordinated Ukrainian withdrawal from the salient that preserves the Ukrainian force but still allows the Russians to straighten the front line from south to north all the way from Velyka Novosilka to Pokrovsk.
    David Axe, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of preserves
Noun
  • Security firms often provide extensive protections to keep executives safe, including physical security guards, online threat monitoring and analysis, cybersecurity defenses, at-home security and protection for spouses and other family members.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Six years later, the monarchs landed on the waiting list for federal protections under the Endangered Species Act.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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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