barricaded
adjective
bar·ri·cad·ed
ˈber-ə-ˌkā-dəd 
ˈba-rə-;
ˌber-ə-ˈkā-,
ˌba-rə-
: protected or blocked by a barricade
a barricaded building
a barricaded street/door
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But this one’s real — or real enough, judging by the barricaded doors of the empty egg cooler at Costco.
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Jeff Burkhart, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
But law-abiding tourists, residents and business owners will be impacted, too, as the city's entertainment district begins its annual transformation into a gridlocked, barricaded zone flooded with police.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
The report outlined in scathing detail the failures of law enforcement who responded to the incident, including treating the response as dealing with a barricaded subject instead of an active shooter, sharing inaccurate information with the public, and much more.
—Nate Chute, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Jan. 2024
The front door was also barricaded, and there were no other resident’s at the house.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Jeff Burkhart, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
But law-abiding tourists, residents and business owners will be impacted, too, as the city's entertainment district begins its annual transformation into a gridlocked, barricaded zone flooded with police.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
The report outlined in scathing detail the failures of law enforcement who responded to the incident, including treating the response as dealing with a barricaded subject instead of an active shooter, sharing inaccurate information with the public, and much more.
—Nate Chute, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Jan. 2024
The front door was also barricaded, and there were no other resident’s at the house.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Barricaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barricaded. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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