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Recent Examples of seawall
Along the seawall at dawn, over the Granville bridge, past women half my age.
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Hazlitt, 13 Nov. 2024
Another provision points to federal support for using plastic as a construction material, possibly for seawalls that protect communities from sea-level rise and storm surges.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024
In the more recent Blade Runner 2049 and Syfy Network series The Expanse, massive seawalls try to protect a future Los Angeles and New York City from sea-level rise caused by climate change.
—Peter H. Gleick, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
Beachfront hotels have been rebuilt on slightly higher ground, further protected by seawalls.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Hazlitt, 13 Nov. 2024
Another provision points to federal support for using plastic as a construction material, possibly for seawalls that protect communities from sea-level rise and storm surges.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024
In the more recent Blade Runner 2049 and Syfy Network series The Expanse, massive seawalls try to protect a future Los Angeles and New York City from sea-level rise caused by climate change.
—Peter H. Gleick, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
Beachfront hotels have been rebuilt on slightly higher ground, further protected by seawalls.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seawall
Noun
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The federal government's lawsuit hinges on a section in the U.S. Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 that says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must sign off on any plans to place a wharf, pier, boom breakwater, bulkhead, jetty or other structures in navigable waters.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American-Statesman,
15 May 2024
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Fishing and sailing boats are sheltered in a marina fronted by restaurants, while the ruins of a nearby ancient breakwater are still visible underwater.—
John Oseid,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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On the north side of the inlet, the jetty pier stretches 1,000 feet into the ocean, luring those with fishing poles in tow to cast a line for snook, redfish, black drum, king mackerel, and more.—
Terry Ward,
Outside Online,
19 Jan. 2025
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Room recommendations: Ocean Pool House #30 sits at the end of the jetty and offers the most secluded location and unobstructed sunset view.—
Katie Kiefner,
Vogue,
1 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Video shows a vehicle partially submerged in the ocean after being pushed off an embankment.—
Hanna Park and Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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Police said the snowmobile drove off the trail, down a steep embankment and struck multiple trees.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Drone footage captures a levee break of the Obion River that flooded Rives, Tennessee, Sunday.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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In Tennessee, authorities declared a state of emergency in Obion County following a levee failure that flooded the small community of Rives.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Before Trump took office, the funds were issued to improve California's water supply by raising the height of the dam at the San Luis Reservoir and constructing the Sites Reservoir, a project in Colusa County anticipated to cost billions.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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The project covered about 2.5 miles downriver of the dam, east of Marysville, and was designed to give salmon a safe place to eat and grow, while also improving local flood protection.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Feb. 2025
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This lack of collaboration is untenable in the current reality where the sea of fast-moving, stealth attackers threatens to overwhelm the dike entirely.—
Jonathan Fischbein,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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There’s a classic Dutch folk story about a young boy who heroically plugged a small leak in a dike with a finger, preventing a catastrophic flood by holding back the water until help arrives.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Seawall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seawall. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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