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as in dam
a bank of earth constructed to control water
an elaborate system of dikes built to protect the lowlands from the relentless onslaught of the sea
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Recent Examples of dike
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
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McClanahan, who writes for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Guardian, has plugged her journalistic pen into this bursting dike with empathy, not by shaming or lecturing anyone.
—Tim Neville, Outside Online, 3 Dec. 2024
Edward Stratton, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2018
Aerial photos show portions of the land – diked and drained for agriculture by the 1930s and cut in half by US Highway 30 by the 1970s – slowly returning to wetlands as levees broke down and breached.
—Edward Stratton, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2018
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Noun
This discovery adds to the growing body of evidence that removing dikes—and re-introducing tidal waters—can be beneficial for estuary ecosystems.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
Finland Tops Happiest Countries List for the Seventh Time
McClanahan, who writes for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Guardian, has plugged her journalistic pen into this bursting dike with empathy, not by shaming or lecturing anyone.
—Tim Neville, Outside Online, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
The southern banks along Svensen Slough, a side channel of the Columbia River, have transformed over time from historic spruce swamp into fields diked off by European settlers for farming.
—Edward Stratton, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2018
Aerial photos show portions of the land – diked and drained for agriculture by the 1930s and cut in half by US Highway 30 by the 1970s – slowly returning to wetlands as levees broke down and breached.
—Edward Stratton, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dike
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In a chilling twist of fate, in the film’s first location — a zigzagging, vertical staircase aside a dam in Portugal — a close friend of the group experiences a horrifying accident, captured on camera, that underscores just how perilous Storror’s stunts really are.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
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The order was met with shock inside the US Army Corps branch that operates dams in California’s San Joaquin Valley, two people with knowledge of the matter said.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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Henley and Robinson allegedly traveled to Las Vegas to confront Williams, shot him in the head, and left his body in a ditch.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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If finding a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down inside your car and protect your head, or abandon your vehicle and seek shelter in a low-lying area such as a ditch or ravine.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2025
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Almost two years after being fenced off because of safety concerns, the playground Vinehenge is being removed from Grape Day Park in Escondido.—
Gary Warth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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They’re surrounded by fencing with banners advertising Cox’s company, Drive Development, and renderings of sleek new homes.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2025
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As the final minutes began to bleed off the clock, the levee finally collapsed for Shrewsbury, as Richardson fired home a rocket through traffic to put Hingham ahead for good at 3-2.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
2 Mar. 2025
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In Tennessee, a state of emergency was declared by the local authorities after a levee broke near the small town of Rives, which has a population roughly 250, along the Obion river.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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Its light khaki shade looks so similar to Lawrence’s trench, while its waist-cinching belt offers figure definition, much like Hudson’s.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, khaki trenches from Frame, Prada, and TWP are heirlooms in the making, with delightful details including exaggerated shoulders, bold belts, and bomber-like silhouettes.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
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The university gates that once remained open to all New Yorkers were locked shut as students flashed their badges to get to class, shuffling past police officers, news cameras and flocks of campus security.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC News,
14 Mar. 2025
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The rain that was predicted to fall on the Oscars never arrived Sunday, but Hollywood Blvd is gated on both sides from Cahuenga Boulevard on the East and Le Brea on the West with crossing cut off as of Wilcox.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2025
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Investigators said the bus then went partially up the embankment off the highway near milepost 2 and rolled onto its left side.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
13 Mar. 2025
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The airplane hit the embankment at 09:02:57, the report says.—
Hakyung Kate Lee,
ABC News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Chadwick told the Statesman that widening Pollard Lane to three lanes, with curbs, gutters, sidewalks and bike lanes, is among the city’s top-five priority requests to the highway district for the next five years.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Feb. 2025
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The list includes more than $3 million in flooring replacements, around $2.1 million in paving work, just under $1.5 million in roofing and gutter repairs and around $600,000 to install four new playgrounds, according to the recommendations offered to the school board.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Dike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dike. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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