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Recent Examples of seawall
Then, stroll along the Stanley Park seawall, dotted with monuments, sculptures, and scenic vistas.
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AFAR Media, 30 July 2025
The seawall offers a first-rate space for walking, jogging, biking, or rollerblading, with surrey bike rentals available for even more fun.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 24 July 2025
The La Jolla Development Permit Review Committee gave its support July 15 to a plan to build a coastal bluff seawall at 5360 Calumet Ave.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
Three minutes later, the vessel stopped against the seawall on the east side of the Brooklyn Bridge and the crew deployed anchors.
—David Chiu, People.com, 1 July 2025
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AFAR Media, 30 July 2025
The seawall offers a first-rate space for walking, jogging, biking, or rollerblading, with surrey bike rentals available for even more fun.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 24 July 2025
The La Jolla Development Permit Review Committee gave its support July 15 to a plan to build a coastal bluff seawall at 5360 Calumet Ave.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
Three minutes later, the vessel stopped against the seawall on the east side of the Brooklyn Bridge and the crew deployed anchors.
—David Chiu, People.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seawall
Noun
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The Bayfront And Barge By the water, a giant ornamental stone barge juts into Biscayne Bay, designed to resemble a Venetian boat and double as a breakwater.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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Beach Park Fire Chief Tom Stahl and Winthrop Harbor Fire Chief Rocco Campanella sit, looking out at Lake Michigan, where a half-dozen boats trawl along the beachfront around the boulders of the breakwaters.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Family, friends and spectators line the embankments, looking down from pedestrian bridges and the underpasses, holding up signs and cheering.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The impact sent both vehicles spinning down the embankment.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As levees erupted, storm waters easily flowed in.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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But when the levees failed, thousands of people were trapped inside as supplies dwindled and conditions deteriorated quickly.—
Sarah Alegre,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In 1972, the Buffalo became the first national river in America, a designation that allowed its unique waters to remain naturally dependent on rainfall without any dams.—
Katie Strasberg Rousso,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
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Doing so is difficult; such dams are often washed out in each new big storm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Park staff partially opened the valve in July after heavy rain caused water levels to overflow the dike, raising erosion concerns.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
14 Aug. 2025
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By taking down part of the old dike and building a new one farther back, the project has given the river some breathing room, expanding the floodplain.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Seawall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seawall. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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