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Recent Examples of glacis
Forming a strong glacis in Europe’s east will require the United States to incorporate Ukraine into the U.S.-led defensive perimeter.
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A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 5 July 2023
If a large laser takes five seconds to burn through a tank’s glacis plate, a modern chemical energy gun can engage two separate targets in the same amount of time.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 Mar. 2020
Instead, the succeeding Jewish kingdom under Hasmonean rule cut into the glacis during construction in later years.
—National Geographic, 22 Apr. 2016
A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 5 July 2023
If a large laser takes five seconds to burn through a tank’s glacis plate, a modern chemical energy gun can engage two separate targets in the same amount of time.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 Mar. 2020
Instead, the succeeding Jewish kingdom under Hasmonean rule cut into the glacis during construction in later years.
—National Geographic, 22 Apr. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glacis
Noun
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Some run in the straight lines followed by a rook, some follow the diagonals of a bishop, and others hold off opponents like a pawn.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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But these bold diagonals lack the fundamental humanity of those which are accidentally off-kilter.—
Eric Lach,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Bertrand wore an oversize faux fur coat and a green gradient suit jacket from KidSuper.—
Mikelle Street,
WWD,
14 Feb. 2025
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That altitude depends on properties such as temperature gradients and winds, Scholl and Sheryka explained in the livestream.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Pro tip: Go clockwise for better views and more gradual inclines, per DCR.—
Sabrina Moreno,
Axios,
25 Oct. 2024
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In shadowed halls where codes align, A contest brews, a steep incline.—
Emily Forlini,
PCMAG,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The infestation causes the tree’s fronds to droop and the crown to turn brown and collapse or tilt.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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The penalty tilt has been particularly sharp in the past 12 Kansas City postseason contests as Chiefs opponents have been hit by more yellow flags 11 times, with one tie.—
David K. Li,
NBC News,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The district has a strong conservative lean and stretches along Florida’s east coast from southern Jacksonville to the Daytona Beach area.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
28 Jan. 2025
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Lodge was making fun of the ridiculous lean among academics long before today’s up-in-arms critics were even born.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The event featured the top 10 pitches from aspiring entrepreneurs who are CCBC students or alumni.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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That sounds like the elevator pitch for Inhaler: fresh pop sound with guitars in it.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Volunteers are asked to register in advance for this family-friendly event and to bring their own rakes.—
Meghan Davy Sandvold,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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Use a rake to gather up stray stems and clean up the area.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Mentone Alabama is known for its rolling green hills, but in the northeastern corner of the state, just a few miles from the Georgia border, the tiny village of Mentone is decidedly a mountain town.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2025
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His characteristically sparse prose only makes this portrait of a necrophiliac serial killer haunting the hill country of eastern Tennessee that much more disturbing: Lester Ballard makes Norman Bates look like Beaver Cleaver.—
M.L. Rio,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Glacis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glacis. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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