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Recent Examples of palisade
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
Also discovered during excavation was physical evidence of a palisade, or defensive wall.
—Hartford Courant, 19 May 2022
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Noun
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
Also discovered during excavation was physical evidence of a palisade, or defensive wall.
—Hartford Courant, 19 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palisade
Noun
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Tiny the hound became stranded in the middle of the cliff face near the mountain’s summit on Jan. 1, Mesa County Search and Rescue said on Facebook.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Jan. 2025
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Some solid increases across the board here suggest that with at least these two titles (admittedly, a tiny sample size), the RTX 5090 may not see too much of a cliff with older games.—
John Burek,
PCMAG,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Their offenses range from misdemeanor counts of demonstrating or picketing to felonies that include assaulting officers and civil disorder.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2025
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For days, workers picketed outside of the historic Miller Brewing buildings on West State Street and received the support of other labor organizations such as the Wisconsin AFL-CIO.—
Ricardo Torres,
Journal Sentinel,
15 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Hike back down the Beach Trail from the visitors center through chaparral and sandy bluffs to the shore at Flat Rock, where rain has eroded deep arroyos into the 300-foot sandstone escarpments.—
Dakota Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Oct. 2024
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It was built of a tough wood that only grew along a small escarpment near the village.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
16 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Unmatched in its warmth, its delightful disposition, its ability to inspire you—not with high fashion or sanctimonious pontificating or streets walled with money—but just by being its easy, sunny self.—
Allure Editors,
Allure,
17 Jan. 2025
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Fearing decline, the United States might lean toward protectionism and xenophobia, walling itself off rather than competing internationally, which would undermine its core strengths.—
Michael Beckley,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Across the city, five blazes—the Palisades, Eaton, Kenneth, Hurst, and Sunset fires—torched favorite trail systems and climbing crags, bike routes, and surf shops.—
Gavin Feek,
Outside Online,
13 Jan. 2025
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Here, coastal cliffs and crags are punctuated by black-sand beaches and rich rainforest hides a towering volcanic cone.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Systemic reforms are needed to preserve its role as a tool for human freedom.—
Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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The technology captures moments in time that are then preserved in virtual archives, allowing people like the TikTok creator to visit memories from years past.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Courtesy Sherry Citron Situated atop hills and bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Palisades is known as a playground for the rich and famous.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC News,
19 Jan. 2025
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The Palisades, rising on bluffs and foothills over the Pacific Ocean near the elite communities of Malibu and Santa Monica, has long been an enclave for those looking to escape the urban bustle of Los Angeles.—
Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
Verb
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And existing immunity could, for a time, still buffer against an infectious deluge, especially from pathogens that remain quite rare globally.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2025
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The segment eventually ran, complete with a newscaster making wacky comments about other news stories buffering it.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Palisade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palisade. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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