wall off

verb

walled off; walling off; walls off
Synonyms of wall offnext
: 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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Some go into a dedicated region inside a large cloud provider, walled off and staffed locally. Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Perdomo led off the frame and gave the Diamondbacks a 3-2 lead with a first-pitch drive over the right-field wall off Hunter Gaddis (1-3). ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026 But players would be largely walled off from ancillary businesses teams operate — moneymakers that players will always want a slice of, and owners will always try to shield. Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 July 2026 Trellises wall off the space while still allowing glimpses of the garden. Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for wall off

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“Wall off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20off. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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