Thesaurus results for CORDON

cordon

noun

as in barricade

a line of people or objects that are placed around or in front of a person or place to keep people away A cordon of police kept protesters away from the building.

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Recent Examples of cordon Police said there was no risk to people outside a cordon around the scene. —

ABC News, 8 May 2026 Another image showed a police cordon around a small area in the Al-Aqsa compound plaza which also houses the golden Dome of the Rock, with small fragments strewn on the floor. —

Bart Jansen, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026 Units from the Mexican army and the National Guard established a ground cordon, while six helicopters and additional special forces stood by in states bordering Jalisco. —

María Verza, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026 Installation officials created a 1,000-foot safety cordon around one of the inspection bays and instructed people to avoid the area. —

Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cordon

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barricade

Noun

Police and volunteers were everywhere, as were cones and barricades.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 21 June 2026
Last year, the NPS fenced off the fountain, but after community opposition, the barricades were taken down.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 2026