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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Concertgoers fluttered around the building, staying away from the barricaded stairs leading up to the upstairs balcony, which is inaccessible.
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Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Students returning for the first day of classes this week gathered silently near the barricaded courtyard where Kirk was fatally shot while speaking to students.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
And as Babbitt tried to climb through a broken window of a barricaded door leading to the Speaker's Lobby, U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd fired one shot, killing her.
—Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 28 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
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Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Students returning for the first day of classes this week gathered silently near the barricaded courtyard where Kirk was fatally shot while speaking to students.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
And as Babbitt tried to climb through a broken window of a barricaded door leading to the Speaker's Lobby, U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd fired one shot, killing her.
—Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 28 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
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“Barricaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barricaded. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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