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Recent Examples of palisade
Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2023
Peck passed an area racked and rearranged last fall by the Merbok storm, evidence of the disfigurement still evident in the clusters of mangled fish camps and spiky bundles of driftwood poking through the snow cover like palisades or anti-tank obstacles in no-man’s land.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2023
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
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Verb
The discovery of palisades suggests the settlement was fortified with thousands of spiked planks used as defensive barricades, but archaeologists are unsure why it was needed by villagers.
—Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2023
Peck passed an area racked and rearranged last fall by the Merbok storm, evidence of the disfigurement still evident in the clusters of mangled fish camps and spiky bundles of driftwood poking through the snow cover like palisades or anti-tank obstacles in no-man’s land.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2023
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palisade
Noun
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The hike comes with a rewarding payoff: The view of waters rushing off a cliff into a turquoise pool, a setting that's the crown jewel of the Havasupai Indian Reservation.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Tourists lean out windows to snap pictures of the steady stream of melting snow tumbling over a small band of cliffs onto the road ringed by towering high alpine peaks and even bigger waterfalls.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
24 July 2025
Verb
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United Airline flight attendants picketed outside Terminal B at Logan Airport, seeking a new contract.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
29 July 2025
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Fredrickson's criticism came as fellow United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 99 organizers picketed outside a Curaleaf location on Camelback Road near Seventh Street.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
Noun
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The swollen river overwhelmed Camp Mystic, where counselors and campers awoke in the dark and tried to dash through rising water, some clinging to trees or scrambling up rocky escarpments.—
Jon Schuppe,
NBC news,
9 July 2025
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With that enormous amount of moisture serving as fuel, the winds hitting the escarpment in West Texas served as a kind of match that started the storms.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
Verb
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What are the pool fence laws in Arizona? Arizona law calls for 5-foot fencing, walling or another barrier at least 20 inches from the water's edge for homes where there are children under 6 years of age living.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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Designers are seeing these rich hues used on everything from plush ottomans to wall art to tile.—
Kendall Bettle,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Access to its sandstone crags is impacted by seasonal water levels: In summer, climbers often reach the cliffs by boat and ascend right from the water; in winter, the lake gets drained.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
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Climbers also need to allow up to an hour for walking to the crag.—
Matthew Tostevin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
1 Aug. 2025
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The move is framed as a necessary step to preserve the integrity of peace agreements and discourage further violations.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The countries could simply call Trump’s bluff, Seigle argued, knowing that a severe trade disruption would hurt the US as much as their own economies.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
24 July 2025
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The floods of 1998 and 2002 had delivered water over the first couple of steps up from the bluff.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
15 July 2025
Verb
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This means there is less chance of lag and buffering than the other two Hughesnet plans *Prices based on ZIP code 19146.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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Switzerland fans, along with a sprinkling of Wales fans, buffered the gaps.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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“Palisade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palisade. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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