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Recent Examples of brick wall
The living room wall is checkered with yellows, reds, blues and pinks, while a brick wall for the fireplace helps tone down the loudness of color that echoes throughout.
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Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2025
At Atletico, his natural brio repeatedly slammed into the brick wall of Diego Simeone’s personality.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
The dining room carries an industrial feel, with brick walls and pendant lighting teaming up with enormous windows to illuminate modern wood tables and booths.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2025
That likely requires the Dolphins to build a brick wall of an offensive line and resurrect the run game, which thrived in 2023, but struggled in 2024.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
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Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2025
At Atletico, his natural brio repeatedly slammed into the brick wall of Diego Simeone’s personality.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
The dining room carries an industrial feel, with brick walls and pendant lighting teaming up with enormous windows to illuminate modern wood tables and booths.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2025
That likely requires the Dolphins to build a brick wall of an offensive line and resurrect the run game, which thrived in 2023, but struggled in 2024.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brick wall
Noun
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While living in the cabin, Bua used his time to explore the property and even write a book about the history of the stone walls throughout the land.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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Inside, the 245-room hotel, which is part of the Curio Collection by Hilton, takes inspiration from the serenity of the outdoors with wooden floors, stone walls, multiple fireplaces, and large windows to let in natural light.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Unfortunately, there are two barriers to accessibility.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
28 Feb. 2025
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Modern platforms remove those barriers, giving firms the ability to build new features, integrate better tools and actually keep up with what investors want.—
Charlie Gautreaux,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Taiwan has long faced the danger of an invasion or blockade by China, which has claimed the island for decades.—
Scott Rosenberg,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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In his first term, Trump launched an unprecedented trade war and tech blockade against China, fundamentally reshaping U.S.-China relations and pushing the U.S. toward something of a bipartisan consensus to counter Beijing that has existed for several years.—
Linggong Kong,
The Conversation,
24 Feb. 2025
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How to Talk to Your Child About Tutoring One stumbling block parents may encounter in their journey towards better academic outcomes for their children is resistance or lack of interest.—
Danielle Barreras,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2025
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The capital has long been a stumbling block for the BJP electoral juggernaut, which has rolled across much of India over the past decade, with the party last holding power there in 1998.—
Jay Ganglani,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brick%20wall. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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