BRICK WALL Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

brick wall

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as in stone wall

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Recent Examples of brick wall Much like Arm, Corning is tied to AI and had a massive run higher that ran into a brick wall. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026 Without that, your venture capital dollars just served to accelerate a technology innovator even faster towards the brick wall in front of them at the Second Project stage. — Rob Day, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Industry fire-rating tables show that a solid brick wall only about 150 millimeters thick can withstand four hours of standard fire exposure. — Giorgia Giardina, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026 Taylor Trammell then smacked his first triple of the year off the brick wall in right field before Allen sent him home with the go-ahead run off Keaton Winn (2-3). — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brick wall

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There was a wide stone wall on which someone had placed a row of ripe quinces from a nearby tree.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Faux brick panels, wood slats, stone wall panels, geometric accents.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of stone wall

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Student groups protesting since mid-September through school blockades have urged supporters to join them.

— SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
The tug was attacked in the Gulf of Oman, south of the narrow Strait of Hormuz, which has faced blockades and attacks in recent months.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of blockade

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But experts warn that divisions among anti-Houthi groups remain a stumbling block that might prompt deeper Saudi ground involvement.

— Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2026
The facility may also run into stumbling blocks at the state level.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of stumbling block

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