as in fence
a physical object that blocks the way
the police put up barricades to block off the parade route
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as in to guard
to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point
the city barricaded the flooded streets to through traffic
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Recent Examples of barricade
Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
Lundquist added that people have frozen to death in past years after ignoring barricades during a blizzard.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
And in recent weeks, the federal government’s efforts to barricade the border and deport these immigrants has been swift and surprising.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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Noun
It was surrounded by police barricades and lasted just a few hours.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
Lundquist added that people have frozen to death in past years after ignoring barricades during a blizzard.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
Dozens of protesters breached an administrative building at the Ivy League campus in Manhattan in April 2024, barricading entrances and flying a Palestinian flag out a window.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
And in recent weeks, the federal government’s efforts to barricade the border and deport these immigrants has been swift and surprising.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barricade
Noun
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When officers arrived, the reporters explained that they had been parked on the east side of Agnes Road against a fence when four tow trucks arrived and arranged themselves around the car, blocking the reporters from the front, left and back.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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Security footage at the residence showed the intruder scaling an exterior perimeter fence in the early morning hours of April 13, authorities said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Another would be Jets guard Alijah Vera-Tucker.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The 23-year-old has guarded big men aplenty all season.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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They are often arranged in multiple staggered rows and embedded into the ground, sometimes accompanied by trenches or additional barriers to enhance their effectiveness.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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The barrier, essentially the maritime version of a wall, was meant to deter immigrants from crossing in certain areas.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Apr. 2025
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The new center’s acronym—CSAR—was pasted on an otherwise blank wall.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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With a terrifying look of conviction on her face, the episode ends with Abby slowly approaching the walls of Jackson.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Barricade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barricade. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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