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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Their journey takes them from destinations that are comfortingly homey (a barricaded memory care home in London), outlandish (traversing a dry English Channel via ladder) and even weirdly historical (trench warfare has returned in France).
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Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Police said that after hours of negotiations, the barricaded man was safely taken into custody.
—Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
As police scoured the area for the shooter, many students remained barricaded in rooms while others hid behind furniture and bookshelves.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
The lawsuit also accuses the department of filing misleading reports to state regulators that suggested the shots came from a barricaded suspect rather than from Baker.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
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Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Police said that after hours of negotiations, the barricaded man was safely taken into custody.
—Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
As police scoured the area for the shooter, many students remained barricaded in rooms while others hid behind furniture and bookshelves.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
The lawsuit also accuses the department of filing misleading reports to state regulators that suggested the shots came from a barricaded suspect rather than from Baker.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for barricaded
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“Barricaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barricaded. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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