as in wall
a physical object that blocks the way
the only way to prevent motorists from trying to use that unsafe bridge is to put a fence across the road leading to it
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as in to protect
to drive danger or attack away from
had worked as a bodyguard, fencing a number of pop stars at big events
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Recent Examples of fence
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Before Greene's first homer, Kerry Carpenter hit a solo shot in which center fielder Spencer Jones could not complete a leaping catch at the right-center field fence and saw the ball pop out of his glove into the Yankees' bullpen.
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Cbs New York Team,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
Beyond the numbers, the new iteration will no longer be confined to its workcell fenced off from warehouse workers, unlike previous Digit models.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
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Noun
San Francisco followed up with three more runs in the top of the sixth on an RBI triple by Ramos that nearly cleared the right-field fence, as well as a pair of RBI singles by Jung Hoo Lee and Drew Cavanaugh.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Before Greene's first homer, Kerry Carpenter hit a solo shot in which center fielder Spencer Jones could not complete a leaping catch at the right-center field fence and saw the ball pop out of his glove into the Yankees' bullpen.
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Cbs New York Team,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Verb
News of the fatal incident was first reported in the French newspaper Le Dauphine Libere, which said emergency services attended to de la Rosa near the railroad tracks on Avenue Aristide Briande on Wednesday evening, in an area that was fenced off and closed to the public.
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Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
Beyond the numbers, the new iteration will no longer be confined to its workcell fenced off from warehouse workers, unlike previous Digit models.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fence
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Originally more than 22,965 feet long, the ancient walls wind over the hillsides, offering stunning views of the Dalmatian countryside and the 4,000-year-old salt pans below.
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On the walls, black-and-white printouts of newspaper articles, magazines and book pages looked like they were plucked from a Pinterest board on scrapbooking.
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In the final months of pregnancy, the testicles descend through a passage called the inguinal canal to land in the scrotum, the pouch that protects them for the rest of a man’s life.
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This shampoo and conditioner are designed to strengthen and protect hair health while reducing frizz and split ends.
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Police and volunteers were everywhere, as were cones and barricades.
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Last year, the NPS fenced off the fountain, but after community opposition, the barricades were taken down.
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When the streamers come down, the felt lift goes with them, and what survives is a line in the budget defended by everyone who had a good time.
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Before the earthquakes, the government generally defended its national health system as robust, blaming shortcomings on sanctions imposed by the United States.
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The laminate reinforces the glass to create a shatter-resistant barrier, preventing shards of glass from flying out during extreme weather.
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Staffers wheeled the barriers over from the adjacent University of Washington baseball complex.
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Publicly, both players have been complimentary of one another, although Brooks didn’t hide his frustration on Monday when asked about guarding the two-time MVP.
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For most of my career, the loyalty industry treated data as an asset to be guarded and exported to specialists.
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In a June 10 letter, Abbott ordered state regulators to shield Texans from the electricity costs related to data centers.
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Court documents said Gipson allegedly stabbed one victim in the leg, stabbed another in the torso who was trying to shield the other victim, and nicked the third victim in the leg.
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Some of those properties may now be serving as locations where hidden assets are being safeguarded.
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The Components of Confidential Computing Confidential Computing (CC) safeguards data during processing, not just storage or transmission.
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“Fence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fence. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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