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Recent Examples of brick wall
However, these claims just hit a brick wall.
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Andrew Rechenberg, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
The taggers sprayed these words on the temple’s marble sign, a brick wall and city sidewalk, authorities said.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
The new Absolute Batman is literally a brick wall.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
On the brick wall facing the Pittsburg Hot Links parking lot, a mural memorializes the small East Texas town’s most famous citizens, including Mean Gene the Hot Link King and Homer Jones, the New York Giants receiver who invented spiking the football after a touchdown.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Rechenberg, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
The taggers sprayed these words on the temple’s marble sign, a brick wall and city sidewalk, authorities said.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
The new Absolute Batman is literally a brick wall.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
On the brick wall facing the Pittsburg Hot Links parking lot, a mural memorializes the small East Texas town’s most famous citizens, including Mean Gene the Hot Link King and Homer Jones, the New York Giants receiver who invented spiking the football after a touchdown.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brick wall
Noun
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Both the interiors and exteriors boast a rustic and whimsical charm, thanks to textured stone walls, emerald tiles and plenty of cozy furnishings.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The eight-bedroom, eight-bathroom home was renovated in 2007 but retained historic features including 300-year-old wooden floors in some places, a 700-year-old fireplace, a Gothic window, a secret staircase, Catalan vaulted ceilings, stone walls and wooden beams.—
Lana Bortolot,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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They are often arranged in multiple staggered rows and embedded into the ground, sometimes accompanied by trenches or additional barriers to enhance their effectiveness.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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The barrier, essentially the maritime version of a wall, was meant to deter immigrants from crossing in certain areas.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Apr. 2025
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The chain is formed by three island blockades seeking to restrict Russian and Chinese military access to the Pacific Ocean with America's allied and friendly territories.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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Aid organizations raise alarm International aid organizations are also raising alarm over the humanitarian toll of the blockade.—
Diaa Ostaz,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Much of this work would require Congress to go along, which has been a stumbling block in the past.—
Emily Peck,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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Recommended Creativity Idina Menzel’s new Broadway show has a towering co-star: Stella the tree One potential stumbling block could be President Zelenskyy’s insistence that any deal include serious security guarantees for his country.—
Howard LaFranchi,
The Christian Science Monitor,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brick%20wall. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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