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Recent Examples of seawall
Defenses like levees and seawalls are already protecting some coastal areas in Texas, and as sea levels rise, others may be able to invest in solutions to reduce their risks.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
They are also hated for their ability to burrow under infrastructure such as seawalls, sidewalks and roads, causing considerable damage.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2025
The project would extend an erodible concrete seawall — which is designed to recede at the same pace as the bluffs around it — that was built after a bluff failure in 2010.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
According the commission, the state regulatory agency that oversees the bay, Marin County is facing about $17 billion in expenses to build adaptation projects, such as living shorelines, marshes and potentially seawalls and levees, to protect itself from inundation.
—Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
They are also hated for their ability to burrow under infrastructure such as seawalls, sidewalks and roads, causing considerable damage.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2025
The project would extend an erodible concrete seawall — which is designed to recede at the same pace as the bluffs around it — that was built after a bluff failure in 2010.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
According the commission, the state regulatory agency that oversees the bay, Marin County is facing about $17 billion in expenses to build adaptation projects, such as living shorelines, marshes and potentially seawalls and levees, to protect itself from inundation.
—Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seawall
Noun
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Specific measures include restoring 114 miles of breakwaters and 12.32 miles of oyster reef.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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This could, for example, include investing in reforestation to store more carbon or restoring oyster reefs to function as a breakwater or to improve water quality.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes,
25 Sep. 2024
Noun
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The victim, whose identity has not been publicly revealed, was bitten off the Port Noarlunga jetty on Thursday, May 15.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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There are to be seventeen jetties over a span of seven miles, each one a three-layer construction whose shape is carefully designed.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2025
Noun
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The car continued down an embankment and came to rest on Coast Highway, police said.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2025
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The vehicle reportedly broke through a fence barrier before rolling down an embankment and flipping upside down onto the highway, according to Fox 11.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Urban Flood Safety and Water Quality District Five positions are open on this regional board tasked with managing levee maintenance along the Columbia River in northern Multnomah County.—
Meira Gebel,
Axios,
12 May 2025
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Related Articles Recent Bay Area warmth set to give way to a significant cooldown Miles of Delta levees are at risk of floods.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Another case is Egypt and Ethiopia, and their fight over a massive dam that is having an effect on the magnificent Nile River.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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Throughout the 20th century, various congressional Flood Control acts gave USACE the responsibility of federal flood management, leading to the agency’s leadership role in dam, levee, reservoir and lock building across the country.—
Robin Roenker,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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In the short run, adaptation—dikes and levees to protect flood-prone cities, relocating residences away from eroding coasts—can help.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
30 May 2025
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In addition, their burrows can damage or weaken levees, dikes and stream banks.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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“Seawall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seawall. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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