walls 1 of 2

noun

Definition of wallsnext
plural of wall
1
as in fences
a physical object that blocks the way an ancient wall that was built to block the invading barbarians

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as in defenses
means or method of defending investigators faced a wall of silence from the members of the police department

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walls

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verb

present tense third-person singular of wall
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as in surrounds

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as in buffers

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  1. defenses
  2. surrounds
  3. barriers
  4. preserves
  5. protections
Noun
  • His off-ball movement and sharp shooting from deep will stretch defenses and create room for Giannis and Dame to operate.
    Brian Sampson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • With defenses heavily focused on those two superstars, Prince will be positioned to take advantage of the open looks generated from their gravity.
    Brian Sampson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Verb
  • The comet is thought to have originated in the Oort Cloud — a distant, spherical region of icy bodies that surrounds the solar system.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Downtown Marbella The heart of modern Marbella surrounds bustling Avenida Ricardo Soriano.
    Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of surrounds
Noun
  • The structure reopened on Monday after the installation of floor-to-ceiling steel mesh barriers in its upper level sections.
    Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Our work with the Global Commitment has identified key barriers to scaling those solutions, pointing to where global policy is crucial.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of barriers
Verb
  • This keeps oxygen from entering the bottle, which, in turn, preserves open wine for up to four weeks.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Extinguishing fires as quickly as possible paradoxically preserves brush and trees for future combustion.
    Louis Gritzo, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of preserves
Noun
  • Depending on your location, there may be legal protections against eviction for those who are unemployed.
    True Tamplin, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Several updates highlight the growing focus on criminal history reform, pay transparency, and marijuana legalization, while emerging regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) in hiring practices and privacy protections are also gaining traction.
    Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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