Synonyms of barbed
Examples of barbed in a Sentence
The candidates exchanged barbed comments during the debate.
barbed satire on American academia
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But when classes resumed this week for the first time since the Iran war began, coiled barbed wire blocked the Palestinian siblings’ path to the village center.
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Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Nyuyen’s compound was surrounded by a 12-ft wall of barbed wire and guard posts.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
Tangled pieces of barbed wire, reams of rubble and fallen concrete scarred the skyline in Karaj, western Iran, on Friday, after the US military bombed a major new bridge under construction.
—Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
The fuzzy-looking crawlers can cause irritation and a rash to anyone whose skin comes in direct contact with the barbed hairs that cover the caterpillar.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
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Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Nyuyen’s compound was surrounded by a 12-ft wall of barbed wire and guard posts.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
Tangled pieces of barbed wire, reams of rubble and fallen concrete scarred the skyline in Karaj, western Iran, on Friday, after the US military bombed a major new bridge under construction.
—Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
The fuzzy-looking crawlers can cause irritation and a rash to anyone whose skin comes in direct contact with the barbed hairs that cover the caterpillar.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Barbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barbed. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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