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blank wall

American  

noun

  1. an impassable barricade or obstacle; a situation in which further progress is impossible.

    Attempts to get information by questioning the neighbors ran into a blank wall.


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Back in the museum, there’s a nearly blank wall on the ground floor marked “Hope and Change Lobby,” near a gift shop selling items emblazoned with that motto.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have been sued by passengers who claim they were charged extra for a window seat but found themselves sitting next to a blank wall.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2025

The wardrobe fills out the one blank wall I had left in the bedroom.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 25, 2025

Instead of a blank wall adorned with a piece of art, imagine a stunning backdrop created by a few striking bookcases bunched together.

From Seattle Times Mar. 12, 2024

He and his friend Max Brod did the full Mona Lisa tour: they stared at the blank wall and then they went to a silent comic film on the theft.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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