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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Local schools and Scouting groups participated and the parade ended with many of the people who attended the parade following the procession in the barricaded streets to the park.
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Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Shooting outside of Speaker’s Lobby Babbitt was part of a group of Trump backers that smashed through windows of a barricaded door leading to the Speaker’s Lobby, where Capitol Police officers held off protesters in an effort to buy more time for members of Congress to evacuate to safety.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 20 May 2025
As protesters attempted to stop the congressional certification of the 2020 presidential election, Babbitt was climbing through the broken window of a barricaded door to the Speaker’s Lobby when she was shot.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
Babbitt and several other rioters sought to break through the barricaded House chamber where lawmakers from both parties cowered in fear for their lives when Byrd shot her.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
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Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Shooting outside of Speaker’s Lobby Babbitt was part of a group of Trump backers that smashed through windows of a barricaded door leading to the Speaker’s Lobby, where Capitol Police officers held off protesters in an effort to buy more time for members of Congress to evacuate to safety.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 20 May 2025
As protesters attempted to stop the congressional certification of the 2020 presidential election, Babbitt was climbing through the broken window of a barricaded door to the Speaker’s Lobby when she was shot.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
Babbitt and several other rioters sought to break through the barricaded House chamber where lawmakers from both parties cowered in fear for their lives when Byrd shot her.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
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“Barricaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barricaded. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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