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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On the Nittany Lions’ first touchdown, Ioane showed off his range on an overload pin-pull sweep, walling off the lane for RB Nicholas Singleton to walk into the end zone.
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Dane Brugler, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
YouTube argued in court that Connolly would be walled off from all negotiations with Disney, and would be required to adhere to his confidentiality obligations to Disney.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Later, telecom companies were required to let competitors interconnect rather than wall off their networks.
—Asad Ramzanali, Time, 6 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
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Dane Brugler, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
YouTube argued in court that Connolly would be walled off from all negotiations with Disney, and would be required to adhere to his confidentiality obligations to Disney.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Later, telecom companies were required to let competitors interconnect rather than wall off their networks.
—Asad Ramzanali, Time, 6 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
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“Wall off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20off. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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