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
About 150 people near the fire were evacuated and authorities set up a 200-meter cordon as a precaution, Assistant Commissioner Pat Goulbourne said in a statement.
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Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Bezos and Sánchez were among the last to arrive, and security created a cordon around the couple to shield them from onlookers.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 27 June 2025
During a walk through the city of Nabatieh, a man carrying a toddler pushed through Salam’s thick security cordon.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Reuters footage showed uniformed PJ officers on a cordon on a dirt road in Atalaia - a neighborhood of Lagos municipality - waving through unmarked vans and cars with German license plates from the city of Wiesbaden, where the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) has its headquarters.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
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Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Bezos and Sánchez were among the last to arrive, and security created a cordon around the couple to shield them from onlookers.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 27 June 2025
During a walk through the city of Nabatieh, a man carrying a toddler pushed through Salam’s thick security cordon.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Reuters footage showed uniformed PJ officers on a cordon on a dirt road in Atalaia - a neighborhood of Lagos municipality - waving through unmarked vans and cars with German license plates from the city of Wiesbaden, where the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) has its headquarters.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cordon
barricade
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The section of Water Street under scrutiny includes a two-block area on North Water Street between East Knapp and East State streets that is blocked off with barricades on Friday and Saturday nights.—
Sophia Tiedge,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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This is an unconventional barricade for tech leaders.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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“Cordon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cordon. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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