wall off
verb
walled off; walling off; walls off
: to separate (something) from the area around it with a wall
The school walled off the playground from the parking lot.
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It's also walled off its site from being scraped by external agents.
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 27 May 2026
Swierc’s attorneys said her Facebook page’s privacy settings walled off her posts from the general public, but someone took a screen shot of her comments on Kirk that was shared widely online.
—Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
A little nook off to the side introduces an additional exposure and a nice spot for a dining table — and could be walled off to become a tiny third bedroom.
—Katie McDonough, Curbed, 25 May 2026
Instead of walling off the injury, their brains remain permissive to rebuilding.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 27 May 2026
Swierc’s attorneys said her Facebook page’s privacy settings walled off her posts from the general public, but someone took a screen shot of her comments on Kirk that was shared widely online.
—Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
A little nook off to the side introduces an additional exposure and a nice spot for a dining table — and could be walled off to become a tiny third bedroom.
—Katie McDonough, Curbed, 25 May 2026
Instead of walling off the injury, their brains remain permissive to rebuilding.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
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“Wall off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20off. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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