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Recent Examples of breakwater
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.
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Bill Frist, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
In the early 2000s, authorities began building infrastructure in the lagoon, including a breakwater at the mouth of Cerro Hermoso, where the town of El Zapotalito is located.
—Gwendolina Duval, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
But trucks nearby are now hauling giant stones from across Georgia to use in the construction of a breakwater for the port.
—Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2025
When spring officially begins on March 20, Waukegan Harbor begins to come alive once again as shore fishers hit the breakwaters and boaters begin readying their crafts for a summer of fun on the water.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
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Bill Frist, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
In the early 2000s, authorities began building infrastructure in the lagoon, including a breakwater at the mouth of Cerro Hermoso, where the town of El Zapotalito is located.
—Gwendolina Duval, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
But trucks nearby are now hauling giant stones from across Georgia to use in the construction of a breakwater for the port.
—Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2025
When spring officially begins on March 20, Waukegan Harbor begins to come alive once again as shore fishers hit the breakwaters and boaters begin readying their crafts for a summer of fun on the water.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breakwater
jetty
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Recently, a sport fishing boat slammed into a jetty in Meschutt Beach, part of Suffolk County, New York.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2025
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According to the Chattogram Port Authority, 10 container vessels are were berthed at the port’s jetties as of Monday morning, while 19 more ships are waiting at the outer anchorage.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
30 June 2025
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“Breakwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakwater. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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