as in wall
a physical object that blocks the way
the only way to prevent motorists from trying to use that unsafe bridge is to put a fence across the road leading to it
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as in to protect
to drive danger or attack away from
had worked as a bodyguard, fencing a number of pop stars at big events
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Recent Examples of fence
Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
Surveillance video showed the suspect sitting down next to a fence on the pedestrian path and talking to people.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The only entrance from the highway is heavily fenced.
—A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Birds sing from the many mature trees on the grounds, while mountain views are visible over some of the boundary fences.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
Surveillance video showed the suspect sitting down next to a fence on the pedestrian path and talking to people.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
Hog panel fencing between 24 and 32 inches tall is effective but may be costly to install and maintain.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The only entrance from the highway is heavily fenced.
—A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fence
Noun
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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
Verb
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At every level—executive, judicial, legislative, corporate, institutional, media—every single guardrail that is supposed to protect our democracy is buckling.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Sep. 2025
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The only question that remains regarding Kershaw’s Hall of Fame candidacy is which member of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) will be protected by anonymity and prevent him from being a unanimous selection in his first year of eligibility on the 2031 ballot.—
Wayne G. McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The match ended in a double count-out after both women went through the ringside barricade.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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White tents and barricades all over.—
Sara Stridsberg
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Tesla spent years defending, ultimately successfully, its 2016 acquisition of Solar City, Musk’s struggling clean-energy company.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Acosta defended the deal with Epstein in a news conference four days after the multi-millionaire's arrest.—
James Hill,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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
Verb
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When platforms comply with certain anti-counterfeiting measures, they could be shielded from liability if a seller offers a fake product.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Paige Tortorelli,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
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Since World War I, the American right has held together as a political movement by prioritizing a conservative vision of white Christian values and private enterprise, while shielding those immutable core principles with expendable public‑facing ideals.—
Allan J. Lichtman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This safeguards regulatory adherence while ensuring fair market competition between domestic and imported products.—
Nish Acharya,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Yet, the decades-long effort to secure passage of the VRA offers pragmatic wisdom for safeguarding—and even extending—the gains enshrined by the law.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Fence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fence. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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