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Recent Examples of palisade
Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2023
As Steven Morris writes for the Guardian, the Mount Pleasant complex originally consisted of a timber-and-stone monument; a henge, or circular enclosure surrounded by a ditch; and a palisade, or fence made out of enormous felled trees.
—Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Nov. 2020
The homes, the stilts and the palisade burned and quickly collapsed into the river.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2019
Some of the palisade troughs researchers discovered were still intact upon excavation, Radio Prague International reports.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 28 Sep. 2022
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Noun
Peck passed an area racked and rearranged last fall by the Merbok storm, evidence of the disfigurement still evident in the clusters of mangled fish camps and spiky bundles of driftwood poking through the snow cover like palisades or anti-tank obstacles in no-man’s land.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2023
As Steven Morris writes for the Guardian, the Mount Pleasant complex originally consisted of a timber-and-stone monument; a henge, or circular enclosure surrounded by a ditch; and a palisade, or fence made out of enormous felled trees.
—Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Nov. 2020
The homes, the stilts and the palisade burned and quickly collapsed into the river.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2019
Some of the palisade troughs researchers discovered were still intact upon excavation, Radio Prague International reports.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 28 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palisade
Noun
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Both Scofidio and Diller throughout the years likened their practice to jumping off a cliff but Scofidio perhaps best encapsulated the couple’s ethos in a 2009 interview with Charlie Rose.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
13 Mar. 2025
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Hiking trails begin to open, offering panoramic views of deep blue fjords set against emerald-green meadows and towering cliffs, although care must be taken underfoot.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Clerks also were laid off at three other stores, but the UFCW didn’t picket them.—
Pat Maio,
Orange County Register,
6 Mar. 2025
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What To Know Hundreds of state correction officers picketed outside 25 facilities in a wildcat strike on Tuesday afternoon, according to the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The rim is a 1,200-foot-tall escarpment that rises dramatically above a broad valley, giving you the perfect perch for spotting the show.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
3 Mar. 2025
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During that time, the rover traveled about 1.2 miles along escarpments researchers believe were once part of an ocean shore 4 billion years ago.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The plan coordinating the dams walling the Feather and Yuba rivers is separate but works in conjunction with the federal manual.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Mar. 2025
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Photo: Bergen Basin Realty Galina had a taste for mirror and marble, which was imported from Europe to wall a primary bathroom that opens into a walk-in closet with custom millwork.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Both islands share a granitic composition, leading to the rocky crags bookending sandy coves.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Most of my climbing took place at Boulder’s local crags, or more often than not, at the climbing gym, with occasional trips to far away destinations.—
Lynn Hill,
Outside Online,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The hotel’s size, scale, and architectural signatures have been preserved, but the Veranda House now has updated ADA-compliant rooms and common spaces and new-and-improved amenities.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Mar. 2025
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The administration has promised that certain federal education grants, including for low-income and rural schools, would be preserved.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Buffalo River Arkansas America’s first National River, the Buffalo River in the Ozarks, offers dense foliage, towering limestone bluffs, and free-flowing, undamned waters.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2025
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Del Mar’s coastal bluffs have long been threatened by erosion.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But benefits from this slight decline were buffered by the rise in mortgage rates.—
Nerdwallet,
Orange County Register,
10 Mar. 2025
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Maybe more important from a sonic perspective, those two million acres are buffered by Capitol Reef National Park and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, so the forest sits in the heart of a massive complex of public lands that has very few auditory distractions.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Palisade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palisade. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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