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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sunk fence
Noun
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There was a sewer ditch that ran along a set of barracks, and some portable toilets that were pulled back and forth between barracks for people to use and then emptied into the ditch.—
Sacha Pfeiffer,
NPR,
22 July 2025 -
The pipes and tubes are meant to conserve water by replacing open ditches and reducing evaporation.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
20 July 2025
Noun
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Other teams use mechanisms such as waterless moats or other openings in between the fans and the outfield to discourage fans from making their way to the field.—
Dhani Joseph,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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But integration also creates a moat for incumbents and multi-product suites like Rippling (which raised $2B+) that combine payroll, benefits, devices, and HR into one stack.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Each meter of that cable—on rooftops, in trenches, across mounting rails—is a potential ignition point if not properly protected, installed and maintained.—
Joern Hackbarth,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Likely following orders from the Roman army, the troops would often leave the fort for distant regions and in their haste, ditch shoes, clothing and other belongings in the surrounding trenches, Frame explained.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
Noun
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The city aims to sweep every public street with a curb and a gutter at least once a month from February through October, picking up small pieces of litter and debris that can clog storm drains.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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The road work includes the installation of new curb and gutter as well as storm drainage improvements. Detour routes will be in place using Mt. Hebron, Garrett and Rainbow roads, the release states.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
11 July 2025
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“Sunk fence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sunk%20fence. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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