as in stone wall
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Recent Examples of brick wall
The building offered unlimited subletting, a plus, though the views were mostly of brick walls.
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Matt Yan, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
By noon, the building was in ruins with only the brick walls left standing.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Their offense couldn't miss, firing on all cylinders, and their defense was a brick wall, allowing less than 100 points in three of their last five games.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Legos stuffed inside the cracks of its brick walls.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2025
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Matt Yan, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
By noon, the building was in ruins with only the brick walls left standing.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Their offense couldn't miss, firing on all cylinders, and their defense was a brick wall, allowing less than 100 points in three of their last five games.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Legos stuffed inside the cracks of its brick walls.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brick wall
Noun
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Officers found a Kia Sedona that had veered off the road and collided with a stone wall, police said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
19 Mar. 2025
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High stone walls cloaked in vines sequestered villas surrounded by olive trees, nets spread out from their trunks to catch late-harvest fruit.—
Gina DeCaprio Vercesi,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Breaking Down Systemic Barriers Liu believes the lack of investment in women’s health isn’t due to flawed business models, but to systemic barriers.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The crowd remained behind the barriers, totally stunned.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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British naval blockades cut off supplies of saltpeter from traditional sources in India and South America.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Israeli troops re-imposed a blockade of the northern capital of Gaza City on Thursday, less than a day after once again deploying troops into the Gaza Strip.—
Anders Hagstrom,
Fox News,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For modern leaders, ego can be both a motivator and a stumbling block.—
Antonis Kocheilas,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The terrain is thick with gatekeepers, barriers and stumbling blocks that make getting any project off the ground a sysphean task.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brick%20wall. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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