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moat

noun as in ditch

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So the construction of a detention center with a “moat” of forbidding wildlife is just performative cruelty.

We’re in a moment right now where we seem to have a leader or a government that’s terrified of the outside world and wants to say, “OK, let’s build a moat and America first.”

Zoom in, and one will see there’s a large “emporium” to greet guests — and shoppers — on Main Street, U.S.A., as well as a castle-like moat to mark the entrance to Fantasyland.

Inversely, if you’ve got money to spend and find secret fireplaces a little too tacky, good news: How does a fire moat sound?

From Salon

Kicking through a moat with a brass band on an in-the-round riser that vaulted him over the main stage field.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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