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Recent Examples of brick wall
Maybe Jared Bednar and the Colorado Avalanche can knock down that artificial brick wall this season.
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
The driver was spotted going erratically on Bridge Street and then running a red light on Pearl Street before careening into the brick wall of the school, the official said.
—Mark Prussin, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Having built and maintained a brick wall between his two worlds, Angelo has seamlessly juggled and compartmentalized for years.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 31 Dec. 2025
Hitting a brick wall with home or with family discussions?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
The driver was spotted going erratically on Bridge Street and then running a red light on Pearl Street before careening into the brick wall of the school, the official said.
—Mark Prussin, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Having built and maintained a brick wall between his two worlds, Angelo has seamlessly juggled and compartmentalized for years.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 31 Dec. 2025
Hitting a brick wall with home or with family discussions?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brick wall
Noun
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Incorporate a wood ceiling and a stone wall in a modern kitchen for a modern rustic twist.—
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
21 Jan. 2026
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This Texas farmhouse's living room keeps a neutral color palette to highlight the farmhouse elements like the wood pieces and stone wall sections.—
Zoe Gowen,
Southern Living,
29 Dec. 2025
Noun
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In Japan, tourists flocking to a small town at the base of Mount Fuji to re-create a viral photo caused so many issues that the local government temporarily resorted to erecting a black fabric barrier to block the famous view.—
Trista Kurniawan,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Smith pointed to economic barriers, limited disposable income among buyers and the difficulty of maintaining gallery spaces.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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After House Democrats revealed plans to force votes disapproving of the president’s Canada tariffs as soon as this week, GOP leaders sought to resuscitate their year-long procedural blockade that keeps those resolutions off the floor.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Television footage showed some protesters trying to push through blockades as officers forced them back.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But getting hung up on the purity of beginning from the beginning is more likely to be a stumbling block than a source of pleasure.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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The stumbling block has been the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, which has oversight on the sale of US assets.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brick%20wall. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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