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Recent Examples of brick wall
The backdrop was the brick wall of an uninsulated village house.
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Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
But with Zayn firmly entrenched as one of WWE’s most beloved babyfaces, Kross ran into a brick wall in at WWE Night of Champions in Riyadh despite dominating most of the match.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Back in the game, the blue players enter a room with a starry ceiling and brick walls covered in childish handwriting and drawings.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Adames would’ve run through a stop sign, a brick wall, an alien forcefield and a burning building to account for Devers’ first RBI in a Giants uniform.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
But with Zayn firmly entrenched as one of WWE’s most beloved babyfaces, Kross ran into a brick wall in at WWE Night of Champions in Riyadh despite dominating most of the match.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Back in the game, the blue players enter a room with a starry ceiling and brick walls covered in childish handwriting and drawings.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Adames would’ve run through a stop sign, a brick wall, an alien forcefield and a burning building to account for Devers’ first RBI in a Giants uniform.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brick wall
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The Beckhams’ country house in the Cotswolds, one of the stars of their eponymous documentary series on Netflix, is a flowing sequence of spaces with pale stone walls and warm-toned velvet upholstery.—
Gaby Wood,
Vogue,
17 July 2025
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And this traditional home, with its thick stone walls and conical roofs, has been thoughtfully maintained and renovated into a minimalist beauty.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Architectural Digest,
27 June 2025
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This interpretation aligns with the ADA’s broader purpose, which is to eliminate barriers that prevent full and equal participation in everyday life.—
Dekel Skoop,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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According to WisDOT, as part of the planning process, noise analyses identified areas where the barriers would reduce traffic noise by at least eight decibels.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
10 July 2025
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Between March 2 and May 21, Israel imposed an 11-week blockade on aid to the Gaza Strip, and UN agencies have since sounded the alarm about growing levels of starvation and malnutrition in the territory.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
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Former President Joe Biden faced blanket blockades across his administration.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
16 July 2025
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The idea of succession and promoting talent has been a stumbling block for Ghibli, putting the future of the studio beyond Takahata, Miyazaki, and Suzuki into doubt.—
Ryan Gaur,
IndieWire,
10 June 2025
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That was a key question for the police and a stumbling block for friends.—
Rich Cohen,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2025
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brick%20wall. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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