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
Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
While the Russian barricade on the Black Sea has since been lifted, the Commission reports that Ukraine’s current wheat exports (two million tons) are half of its pre-war distribution (four million tons).
—Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
During the attack, agency employees were forced to barricade themselves in offices.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
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Noun
On the other side of the barricades outside Roy Thomson Hall, Tarek Haj Ebrahim, another pro-Palestine protester, reiterated that the Canadian documentary was part of Israel’s propaganda campaign.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
While the Russian barricade on the Black Sea has since been lifted, the Commission reports that Ukraine’s current wheat exports (two million tons) are half of its pre-war distribution (four million tons).
—Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
Villanova University Students barricaded after fake gunfire calls.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
During the attack, agency employees were forced to barricade themselves in offices.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barricade
Noun
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Zambia strips away the noise — the crowds, the fences, the Wi-Fi — until you’re left with the raw pulse of life.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The properties were separated from the university by a fence.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Space states like Florida and California, for example—home to NASA’s two biggest centers—jealously guard their share of the federal pie.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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However, the win was a team effort as forward Brianna Turner (four points, six rebounds), forward Mikayla Timpson (nine points), guards Shey Peddy, Lexie Hull, and Aerial Powers brought the defensive energy and physicality that Indiana desperately needed.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Mitigating these risks requires careful planning and compliance, which creates barriers for many.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The order also directs CDPHE to collaborate with other state agencies and offices to identify and remove barriers to vaccination, ensure state health insurance plans and Medicaid cover COVID-19 vaccines and review and revise rules to ensure pharmacies can provide COVID-19 vaccines.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Robinson then allegedly climbed over a short wall and onto the roof, according to the document.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Not long ago, Barbara Starr, who gardens in the San Fernando Valley, sent me a picture of dozens of seedlings that were growing adjacent to her back wall.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Barricade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barricade. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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