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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Babbitt was shot and killed by a Capitol police officer while trying to climb through a barricaded door to enter the Speaker's Lobby on January 6.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Police were continuing to talk with the barricaded man as the ordeal reached five hours about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2025
In these zones, customers can bring drinks purchased at surrounding businesses out onto barricaded sections of the street dotted with tables, chairs and wooden benches.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2025
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.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 7 Aug. 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Police were continuing to talk with the barricaded man as the ordeal reached five hours about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2025
In these zones, customers can bring drinks purchased at surrounding businesses out onto barricaded sections of the street dotted with tables, chairs and wooden benches.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2025
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.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Barricaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barricaded. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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