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Recent Examples of windbreak
Options like retractable canopies or weather-resistant covers can provide temporary protection from rain, while strategic placement and the incorporation of windbreaks can help shield against strong winds.
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Ascend Agency, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
Climate change, the invisible hand exacerbating the hot, arid conditions that parch the land, is being compounded by the relentless expansion of croplands, excessive tilling, overgrazing and removal of native windbreaks.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2024
If there’s nowhere to go nearby, build a windbreak or snow cave for protection.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
Many of them are also involved in regenerative practices, such as working to restore terraces and create windbreaks to help the soil retain water and enhance biodiversity.
—Tom Watkins, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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Ascend Agency, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
Climate change, the invisible hand exacerbating the hot, arid conditions that parch the land, is being compounded by the relentless expansion of croplands, excessive tilling, overgrazing and removal of native windbreaks.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2024
If there’s nowhere to go nearby, build a windbreak or snow cave for protection.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
Many of them are also involved in regenerative practices, such as working to restore terraces and create windbreaks to help the soil retain water and enhance biodiversity.
—Tom Watkins, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windbreak
Noun
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The 400-square-foot building, sandwiched between two brick houses, was a two-chair barbershop in the early 1930s, with the Cassady family crammed into a lean-to on the back.—
John Wenzel,
The Denver Post,
13 Mar. 2025
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In late September, migrants battled rain and filth from their camping tents and makeshift lean-tos.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
2 Dec. 2024
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But what are the other buildings impacted by palisades fires?—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
13 Jan. 2025
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The other, though crucial, faces steep palisades and deep waters, requiring more time and resources.—
Kathleen Kewley,
Forbes,
4 Dec. 2024
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While officials, contractors and builders watched, fires were lit in the wood chips in the flower beds in front of the sheds, then large fans were turned on to mimic conditions during the hot, windy weather of a Red Flag fire event.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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The shed hunters found 14 sheds during their two-hour excursion.—
Brad Dokken,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2025
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During that 20-year period, the British inherited Spanish forts and added a network of seven redoubts—long, earthen mounds—to beef up defenses.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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Courtesy of Visit Malta Explore Valletta’s harbor, cathedral, and forts The European Union’s smallest capital, Valletta, does big movie-making business.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
21 Mar. 2025
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Back in the fortress, the Man of Steel scolds Krypto for wrecking the joint while he was gone.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2025
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The tower’s slender triangles look diaphanous from a distance, but from the sidewalk the building resembles a fortress, with a 186-foot concrete-and-steel base safeguarding the 94 stories above from bombings.—
David W. Dunlap,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Even before Trump's tariff salvo, European officials had been debating potential imposition of digital services taxes aimed at large U.S. tech firms, many of which are based in or politically aligned with Republican strongholds such as Texas and Florida.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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The narrowing margins may signal a shift in public sentiment, driven by unusually strong Democratic enthusiasm in a traditionally Republican stronghold.—
Kate Payne,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
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These caterpillars are kings of the tiniest castles ever identified.—
Becky Ferreira,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Without major renovations, the castle is heading for ruin, Reckert says.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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In our redoubt, lawfare is a catastrophe for the legitimacy of our judicial system and for the rule of law that undergirds a secure, prosperous, free society — no matter what party is the practitioner.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
31 Mar. 2025
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Despite the crucial role that the redoubts played in St. Augustine’s history, archaeologists have long struggled to pinpoint the exact location of the defenses.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Windbreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windbreak. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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