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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
John Deni, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
The education ministry said around 100 schools were disrupted and 27 fully blockaded.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
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
Adjective
By the late 1940s, concerns shifted toward the threat posed by the Soviet Union, which stationed large military forces across Eastern Europe, staged a coup in Czechoslovakia and blockaded Berlin.
—John Deni, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
The education ministry said around 100 schools were disrupted and 27 fully blockaded.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
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
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Although Harris earned a reputation as guarded and circumspect, the book has the tone of someone who is finished biting her tongue.—
Chris Megerian,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Kevin Durant #35 of the Phoenix Suns is guarded by Jonathan Kuminga #00 of the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on December 28, 2024 in San Francisco, California.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Through the first-person narration of his protagonist, Nicholas, a teenager suddenly besieged by anxiety, Clune conveys with uncanny vividness what a panic attack feels like.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Landslide in western Sudan kills at least 1,000 A landslide in western Sudan killed at least 1,000 people, intensifying hardship in a country besieged by years of civil war.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Captured on live television, rioters attacked the Capitol and breached the Senate floor.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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In 1986, Iranian warplanes attacked Emirati oil platforms off the coast of the capital, Abu Dhabi.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Students returning for the first day of classes this week gathered silently near the barricaded courtyard where Kirk was fatally shot while speaking to students.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Police were continuing to talk with the barricaded man as the ordeal reached five hours about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The idea is that it would be removed from the congested city and close to the suburbs where people preferred to live.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Like with a private jet, there are no congested entryways for pickups and drop-offs; instead, guests arrive at a separate facility across the airfield.—
Chris Dong,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Gone were the giant inflated Brown statues that appeared during recent Breezy Bowl shows (and at his Tycoon Music Festival appearance here in April), which prompted concertgoer complaints about obstructed views.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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While clogged arteries are still the most common cause of heart attacks overall, seldom understood catalysts have put women at a higher risk, including spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), anemia and infections.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
18 Sep. 2025
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Heart attacks in younger adults aren’t always due to clogged arteries.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Blockaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockaded. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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