BRICK WALL Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

brick wall

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Definition of brick wall

as in stone wall

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Recent Examples of brick wall Fuller worked with local contractor Mike Hammersmith to transform the home’s original brick wall into an insulated, backlit memorial. — Jewel Wicker, Architectural Digest, 11 Aug. 2026 In a lawsuit, the district said that crews found shattered glass and a bullet hole in a window in May, while another bullet struck a brick wall in July, per Fox 4 News. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026 According to the lawsuit, the first bullet hit the exterior brick wall of the building May 9. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026 Welcome to a Friday Nightcaps — the one where Carrie returns for Year 14 and has NFL fans ready to run through a brick wall. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brick wall

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Separated by a stone wall, the family dining area is a more casual space.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2026
Their names—Judge, Hercules Posey, Christopher Sheels, Austin, Richmond, Giles, Moll, Paris, and Joe—are still carved into a stone wall in huge letters.

— John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026

Definition of stone wall

Noun

Subsurface barrier walls are frequently used to block saltwater intrusion and protect buildings from groundwater, for example.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026
Spain has also installed floating barriers in the waters where migrants had previously swam across.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of barrier

Noun

The Bab el-Mandeb strait, where Yemen Houthis declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in mid-July, also saw just 49 weekend transits by commodity vessels, according to Reuters, down from 55 in the prior week.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
Strait of Hormuz The US agreed to end its naval blockade of Iranian ports within 30 days of signing the agreement.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of blockade

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Forest are also still keen on Lucas Bergvall, the Swedish international, although Tottenham’s valuation of the midfielder could be a stumbling block, with the London club having already rejected one bid.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
DeepMind’s journey This isn’t the first time Google has hit a stumbling block on its AI journey.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of stumbling block

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