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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Ashli Babbitt, an Air Force veteran, was fatally shot by police during the event, while trying to climb through a barricaded door to enter the Speaker's Lobby on January 6.
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Along Northeast 59th Terrace, in front of the Little Haiti Cultural Complex, a stage was set up that boomed with Haitian music, and food stalls dotted the barricaded road serving fresh cuisine, like griot and pâté lambi, from local restaurants and home kitchens.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
The 19-month-old was fighting for his life after being stabbed by a barricaded burglary suspect.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
The protests became tense when Coast Guard officials fired multiple shots at a U-Haul truck, whose driver allegedly attempted to reverse onto the barricaded bridge to the island, striking the driver and another bystander.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Along Northeast 59th Terrace, in front of the Little Haiti Cultural Complex, a stage was set up that boomed with Haitian music, and food stalls dotted the barricaded road serving fresh cuisine, like griot and pâté lambi, from local restaurants and home kitchens.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
The 19-month-old was fighting for his life after being stabbed by a barricaded burglary suspect.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
The protests became tense when Coast Guard officials fired multiple shots at a U-Haul truck, whose driver allegedly attempted to reverse onto the barricaded bridge to the island, striking the driver and another bystander.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Barricaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barricaded. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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