as in blocked
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as in guarded
to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point
the militant protestors blockaded the whole area around city hall
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as in besieged
to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication
blockaded the city until it surrendered
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Recent Examples of blockaded
Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
Military vehicles and local and state police blockaded the route into the town center.
—Jessica Pishko, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
Gaza was already impoverished, overcrowded and largely inescapable, blockaded by Israel and Egypt for 17 years.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
Verb
Just a few months prior, Blackbeard and his small pirate flotilla had blockaded Charleston, South Carolina, for close to a week.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
Military vehicles and local and state police blockaded the route into the town center.
—Jessica Pishko, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
Gaza was already impoverished, overcrowded and largely inescapable, blockaded by Israel and Egypt for 17 years.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockaded
Verb
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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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Major League Baseball franchises are guarded in so many ways.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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In recent months, the Kennedy Center has been besieged by performance cancelations both voluntary and involuntary.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2025
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At the start of the invasion, Russian troops besieged the city, forcing residents to endure harsh winter conditions without electricity or water under constant shelling from Russian artillery, missiles and drones.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2025
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But this one’s real — or real enough, judging by the barricaded doors of the empty egg cooler at Costco.—
Jeff Burkhart,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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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
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As the graph below shows, Bournemouth have primarily attacked down their left flank this season, with the axis between Dean Huijsen at left centre-back, wing-back Kerkez and winger Antoine Semenyo proving crucial.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Canada attacked more fervently afterwards .—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His skill on the ball, his capacity to draw defenders towards him and his ability to operate in congested penalty boxes.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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That's partly because of limited curb access in congested areas — one reason Waymo had $65,000 in parking tickets last year in San Francisco.—
Joann Muller,
Axios,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Blockaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockaded. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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