wall off
phrasal 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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His quickness often gives him an upper hand to wall off lanes or square off rushers (zero sacks allowed).
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Dane Brugler, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Though Disney initially stayed on the sidelines as sportsbooks and broadcasters hastily paired up, PointsBet locked in NBC, William Hill walled off CBS, the Stars Group partnered with Fox and Penn National experimented with Barstool.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Its major energy companies and banks remain effectively walled off from the Iran oil trade, which limits their risk of penalties.
—Ian Bremmer, Time, 14 Sep. 2025
Judy eagerly tries on wedding dresses at a local shop in a room walled off by mirrors.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
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Dane Brugler, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Though Disney initially stayed on the sidelines as sportsbooks and broadcasters hastily paired up, PointsBet locked in NBC, William Hill walled off CBS, the Stars Group partnered with Fox and Penn National experimented with Barstool.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Its major energy companies and banks remain effectively walled off from the Iran oil trade, which limits their risk of penalties.
—Ian Bremmer, Time, 14 Sep. 2025
Judy eagerly tries on wedding dresses at a local shop in a room walled off by mirrors.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Wall off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20off. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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