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
Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 30 Nov. 2024
The car blew past the barricades, went off the collapsed road and down the embankment, coming to rest at the bottom of Pigeon River Gorge, the Junaluska Fire Department said in a news release.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2024
Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2024
When officers arrived at the hotel, the GBI says that Berger barricaded himself in his room and SWAT was called to the scene.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Noun
For safety, stay behind cones and barricades along the parade route.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 30 Nov. 2024
The car blew past the barricades, went off the collapsed road and down the embankment, coming to rest at the bottom of Pigeon River Gorge, the Junaluska Fire Department said in a news release.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2024
Verb
Staff members barricaded hallways with furniture and used fire extinguishers against troops to keep them from entering the voting chamber.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2024
When officers arrived at the hotel, the GBI says that Berger barricaded himself in his room and SWAT was called to the scene.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Mohammadi, 52, made the most of her freedom, finally speaking (and singing) to the Nobel committee, giving interviews, posting on social media from the fence at Zanjan Central Prison—and reaching out, through PEN America, to Atwood.Karl Vick, TIME, 24 Dec. 2024
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Crews completed repairs to the wall this week by replacing 70 feet of concrete and installing a new fence on top of the wall to protect it from vandalism.Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
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Spiro said that the limousine line was blocked off and guarded by police to prevent public access.Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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Jaden McDaniels is a lockdown defender, but Minnesota often deploys Anthony Edwards to guard the point of attack.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
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The state has sought to erect barriers around practices that put the elderly at risk for financial abuse.Christina Lengyel | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
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Yet, many aspects of women’s healthcare remain rigid, impersonal and filled with barriers.Mallory Walsh, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Trump’s border wall A great deal of border wall fencing existed prior to Trump’s first presidency: Approximately 654 miles of various types of fencing separated the U.S. from Mexico before Trump took office, according to a report published by the Government Accountability Office in 2017.Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
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One deputy appeared to grab the inmate from behind and slam him headfirst into the wall, without a clear provocation.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Barricade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barricade. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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