as in ditch
a deep, wide excavation that is usually filled with water and that goes around the walls of a place (such as a castle) to protect it from being attacked
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Recent Examples of moat
This tribal identity becomes your strongest competitive moat.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Takeaway Overall, Shopify is a great business with a moat and is likely to obtain a higher return on equity than its costs of capital for many years.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Some companies have risen to prominence through technological innovation and the ability to build strong economic moats—sustainable competitive advantages that protect market position and drive long-term success.
—Vaibhav Dani, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
For example, Nvidia went from being a purely hardware company to also providing cloud computing services, further expanding its already industry-leading moat.
—Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.d., J.d., Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Takeaway Overall, Shopify is a great business with a moat and is likely to obtain a higher return on equity than its costs of capital for many years.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Some companies have risen to prominence through technological innovation and the ability to build strong economic moats—sustainable competitive advantages that protect market position and drive long-term success.
—Vaibhav Dani, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
For example, Nvidia went from being a purely hardware company to also providing cloud computing services, further expanding its already industry-leading moat.
—Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.d., J.d., Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moat
Noun
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With no access to public sewer lines and unaffordable septic systems, some families have dug ditches to divert the waste.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and shield your head, or leave your vehicle and find shelter in a ditch or ravine.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Having survived the World War I trenches and Chicago gangland, the brothers return after seven years to their segregated Mississippi Delta hometown, Clarksdale.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2025
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One of the samples was dug from a scar-like trench called Wessex Cleft and the other from the bottom of a young crater rim in South Massif.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The fifth season, then, premiered in the noxious contrail of the Dobbs decision, which silenced those who believed a 1973 Supreme Court case could serve as a permanent finger in the political dike.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
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Miss Maynard’s class is building Holland on a small scale in one of their sandbox tables with dikes, towers, windmills, boys with wooden shoes and girls with flaxen hair.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Derelict culverts both threaten the integrity of roads and block fish migrations; on one stream in western Washington, for example, a series of too-narrow, impassable culverts prevent salmon from reaching their spawning grounds, violating the fishing rights of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe.—
Ben Goldfarb,
Vox,
14 Mar. 2025
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Stay informed and follow these tips from the NWS to ensure safety during heavy rainfall: Beware of swollen waterways: Avoid parking or walking in close proximity to culverts or drainage ditches, as the swiftly moving water during heavy rain can potentially carry you away.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This is the sequel’s real ha-ha-ha punchline.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2024
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There’s one last ha-ha to be had: Jankie is revived and the cast participates in one last Jankie singalong!—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
13 Oct. 2024
Noun
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If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and cover your head, or leave your vehicle and seek refuge in a low-lying area like a ditch or ravine.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Four people were killed and another was severely injured on Thursday when their cable car crashed into a ravine in Italy.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Clean gutters at least twice a year and check the base of downspouts to make sure water can flow freely.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
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With the prior landscaping experience, he was assigned outdoor duties ranging from climbing onto the roof to clean gutters, to scraping sediment from a parking lot, laying pine straw, and grinding paint from a stairwell.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Moat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moat. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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