as in wall
a physical object that blocks the way
there was a big barrier plastered with signs saying "Keep Out" around the trash compactor
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Recent Examples of barrier
Accumulating interest has been a barrier to borrowers paying off their loans and refinancing is one option to get a lower interest rate and decrease the amount that builds up over time.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Traditionally, these strategies have faced a stiff barrier to entry, including high fees and lengthy lockup periods when capital can’t be withdrawn.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
When supermarket eggs went for 99 cents a dozen, $7 farm eggs seemed like a splurge — and a barrier to entry.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
Black Americans, who remain the nation’s most vulnerable demographic, continue to face systemic barriers to economic mobility.
—Christopher Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Traditionally, these strategies have faced a stiff barrier to entry, including high fees and lengthy lockup periods when capital can’t be withdrawn.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
When supermarket eggs went for 99 cents a dozen, $7 farm eggs seemed like a splurge — and a barrier to entry.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
Black Americans, who remain the nation’s most vulnerable demographic, continue to face systemic barriers to economic mobility.
—Christopher Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for barrier
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrier
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Bold orange Loro Piana fabric lines the dining room walls, offset with Yves Klein’s Venus Bleue, a favorite work.Kerry Pieri, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2025
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Hollis screams for help and one of her neighbors, hearing her through the walls, calls the police.Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Some reportedly had to scale fences and break through barricades to enter the building and participate in the vote.Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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So far, the Free Land Holders have not attempted to erect another fence.Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
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Carollo put up barricades, assigned police patrols and won two years of peace until the county forced him to go away.Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Part of the measures in force today will include a wider and more-enforced-than-usual perimeter around the Beverly Hilton, with closed streets and barricades.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
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Beijing will face obstacles to this strategy in Europe, since its de facto support for Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine is an albatross around Beijing’s effort to improve relations.Evan A. Feigenbaum, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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High costs and insurance gaps remain major obstacles to access.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Barrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrier. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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