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 one hand, delivery apps mean that Erewhon smoothies won’t be entirely walled off behind Kith Ivy’s membership gates.
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Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
That approach relies on independent managers to wall off lawmakers from their investments, something Hawley and his allies argue doesn’t go far enough.
—Nik Popli, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
One bedroom was fully walled off, though skylights provided ample light throughout.
—Mark Kreidler, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Paramount+ historically had been walled off, with virtually all of its original series coming within the company’s TV production units, CBS Studios, Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Nickelodeon Animation Studio.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
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Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
That approach relies on independent managers to wall off lawmakers from their investments, something Hawley and his allies argue doesn’t go far enough.
—Nik Popli, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
One bedroom was fully walled off, though skylights provided ample light throughout.
—Mark Kreidler, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Paramount+ historically had been walled off, with virtually all of its original series coming within the company’s TV production units, CBS Studios, Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Nickelodeon Animation Studio.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Wall off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20off. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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