wall off
phrasal verb
walled off; walling off; walls off
: to separate (something) from the area around it with a wall
The school walled off the playground from the parking lot.
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Its major energy companies and banks remain effectively walled off from the Iran oil trade, which limits their risk of penalties.
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Ian Bremmer, Time, 14 Sep. 2025
Allegretti and John Bates walled off New York’s weakside pursuit.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Judy eagerly tries on wedding dresses at a local shop in a room walled off by mirrors.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
On one hand, delivery apps mean that Erewhon smoothies won’t be entirely walled off behind Kith Ivy’s membership gates.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Ian Bremmer, Time, 14 Sep. 2025
Allegretti and John Bates walled off New York’s weakside pursuit.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Judy eagerly tries on wedding dresses at a local shop in a room walled off by mirrors.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
On one hand, delivery apps mean that Erewhon smoothies won’t be entirely walled off behind Kith Ivy’s membership gates.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Wall off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20off. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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