as in fence
a physical object that blocks the way
the police put up barricades to block off the parade route
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as in to guard
to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point
the city barricaded the flooded streets to through traffic
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Recent Examples of barricade
Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
Once at the barricade, Fadaka-Soetan started to experience similar discomfort.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
The shooter, identified as 27-year-old Mason Triana, was known to police and lived in the house where he was barricaded, Miami Police Chief Manny Morales said.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The arrest came after an hours-long barricade standoff at their home in the 12200 block of East Kansas Place.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
Once at the barricade, Fadaka-Soetan started to experience similar discomfort.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
Candace though would be barricading the doors and windows.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
The shooter, identified as 27-year-old Mason Triana, was known to police and lived in the house where he was barricaded, Miami Police Chief Manny Morales said.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barricade
Noun
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Prine’s legacy at Stella’s is remembered with a colorful mural painted on a large fence at the back of the restaurant’s courtyard.—
Ken Perrotte,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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One of the coaches was driving when the van left the road, broke through a fence and landed into a canal, Serbian outlets Večernje novosti and Danas reported.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But beneath her wit and warmth lies something guarded, secrets and sorrows carefully concealed.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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Three days after the inmate was injured, a sheriff’s sergeant working overtime was assigned to guard the inmate at the hospital, according to prosecutors.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Mamdani will face high expectations and even higher barriers to executing an agenda that includes enormous bureaucratic, political, and logistic hurdles.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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In this conversation with Interesting Engineering, Elbasyouni reflects on his path from a curious kid who hacked radios to a leader in aerospace innovation, the lessons learned from startups and deep-space engineering, and the mindset needed to break through barriers, technical and otherwise.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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On a recent day, a patron drank a Guinness at the bar amid walls are covered in funeral notices from people who had come for a drink after saying that final goodbye.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Kimpton Armory Hotel — Montana The Art Deco building in Bozeman was originally constructed in 1941 to serve as the Montana National Guard’s armory, featuring 18-inch-thick walls, a rifle range, a soundproof music room and space for military vehicles.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Barricade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barricade. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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