concrete
Example Sentences
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“There is one concrete thing we can do: Stand together, get trained to be an effective witness, show up when we can.”
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
The project’s cost skyrocketed when plumbers had to perform an expensive workaround to bypass the concrete.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Barring concrete statements from Iran’s leaders, or Trump, we continue to believe that the best next step is to let more information flow into the market, and to then make decisions.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Instead, eventgoers roamed a largely empty convention center with bare concrete walls void of pink and glitter.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
In a nuclear power plant, water serves as a shield, slowing down and capturing neutrons, as do the steel walls of the reactor vessels and the thick concrete of the primary containment chamber.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.