barricaded
adjective
bar·ri·cad·ed
ˈber-ə-ˌkā-dəd 
ˈba-rə-;
ˌber-ə-ˈkā-,
ˌba-rə-
: protected or blocked by a barricade
a barricaded building
a barricaded street/door
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The Trump administration paid nearly $5 million to settle a wrongful death suit brought by the family of Ashli Babbitt, a Jan. 6 rioter who was shot and killed by police while trying to breach a barricaded door by the House chamber.
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Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 7 Aug. 2025
Rutherford County rescue personnel were responding to a barricaded suspect, downgraded from an earlier active shooter situation near Lee Victory Parkway at Legacy Wine & Spirits in Smyrna on July 15.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 15 July 2025
This month, Rosales said, a low-flying drone was used to resolve what might have been a violent incident at a hotel near downtown involving a barricaded suspect while officers tried to serve a search warrant.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
These shootings occurred less than 12 blocks from the barricaded area on Water Street that city officials are discussing at the Wednesday meeting.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
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Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 7 Aug. 2025
Rutherford County rescue personnel were responding to a barricaded suspect, downgraded from an earlier active shooter situation near Lee Victory Parkway at Legacy Wine & Spirits in Smyrna on July 15.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 15 July 2025
This month, Rosales said, a low-flying drone was used to resolve what might have been a violent incident at a hotel near downtown involving a barricaded suspect while officers tried to serve a search warrant.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
These shootings occurred less than 12 blocks from the barricaded area on Water Street that city officials are discussing at the Wednesday meeting.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
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“Barricaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barricaded. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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