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Recent Examples of windbreak
Options like retractable canopies or weather-resistant covers can provide temporary protection from rain, while strategic placement and the incorporation of windbreaks can help shield against strong winds.
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Ascend Agency, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
Climate change, the invisible hand exacerbating the hot, arid conditions that parch the land, is being compounded by the relentless expansion of croplands, excessive tilling, overgrazing and removal of native windbreaks.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2024
If there’s nowhere to go nearby, build a windbreak or snow cave for protection.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
Many of them are also involved in regenerative practices, such as working to restore terraces and create windbreaks to help the soil retain water and enhance biodiversity.
—Tom Watkins, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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Ascend Agency, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
Climate change, the invisible hand exacerbating the hot, arid conditions that parch the land, is being compounded by the relentless expansion of croplands, excessive tilling, overgrazing and removal of native windbreaks.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2024
If there’s nowhere to go nearby, build a windbreak or snow cave for protection.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
Many of them are also involved in regenerative practices, such as working to restore terraces and create windbreaks to help the soil retain water and enhance biodiversity.
—Tom Watkins, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windbreak
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In late September, migrants battled rain and filth from their camping tents and makeshift lean-tos.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
2 Dec. 2024
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Instead, the family only made it as far as Mexico City and were stuck, in late September, living in a tent in plaza crowded with dozens of other tents and lean-tos, where people from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, Angola and other countries were all struggling to keep out the rain.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
13 Oct. 2024
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The other, though crucial, faces steep palisades and deep waters, requiring more time and resources.—
Kathleen Kewley,
Forbes,
4 Dec. 2024
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Recent additions to the grounds include The Ralston Family Collections Center, a Mission Gate and Lunette, and replicas of an 18-pounder cannon and a palisade, all part of the $550 million Alamo Plan.—
Madalyn Mendoza,
Axios,
30 Sep. 2024
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Right now, Chuck and Gail’s house still stands with its Spanish tile, twin writers’ sheds, and framed Sylvia Plath drawing, the flames stopped by the choppers’ water bombs half a block from their gate.—
Anna Journey,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Also, make sure to clear combustibles and vegetation around fences, sheds, outdoor furniture and play structures.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
11 Jan. 2025
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It’s all set against the stunning backdrop of the original keep, built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a third-century Roman fort.—
Jamie Carter,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Jan. 2025
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The Bulgarian started once in the first half of the season, but became a mainstay down the home straight, holding the fort in front as Ampadu slotted in behind.—
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Colorful Old San Juan is home to the 16th-century Spanish colonial fortress Castillo San Cristobal and other UNESCO World Heritage sites, and fantastic restaurants like Santaella or La Casita Blanca, where the tostones and mofongo are not to be missed.—
Mariette Williams,
AFAR Media,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Skyscrapers of Medieval Italy (Ex Urbe) by Ada Palmer In medieval Italy, factional wars led powerful families to build huge towers that served as little urban fortresses.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Jan. 2025
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The tunnels were discovered by experts from the Polytechnic University of Milan, who used ground-penetrating radar and laser scanners to map the 15th-century stronghold’s subterranean structures.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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Jenin has been a militant stronghold, and an airstrike killed 10 Palestinians, according to Palestinian health officials.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
22 Jan. 2025
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This explains why so many millennials are still alone: they’re imprisoned in their own sky castles.—
Alex Baia,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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But its most famous residence is the French Renaissance Biltmore Estate, which was George Vanderbilt’s 250-room castle and is considered the largest home in America.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
17 Jan. 2025
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The chemical precursors instead found their way to Myanmar, and Chinese lab technicians taught locals how to craft crystal methamphetamine, also known as ice, in jungle redoubts.—
Hannah Beech,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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Walls and towers made of stone and rammed earth rose from strategic ridge lines, making a formidable redoubt.—
ByAndrew Lawler,
science.org,
23 Oct. 2024
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“Windbreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windbreak. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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