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
Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
The security perimeter kept demonstrators at a distance from the facility, with barricades and checkpoints separating roughly 100 protesters from the detention center.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 31 May 2026
Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
The woman stated that Grafton had barricaded himself inside her home with her two daughters, who are 10 and 1.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
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Noun
The move came after another night of standoffs between law enforcement and demonstrators at the facility, as protesters could be seen in photographs and videos fighting over barricades as police used riot shields to push them back.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
The security perimeter kept demonstrators at a distance from the facility, with barricades and checkpoints separating roughly 100 protesters from the detention center.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 31 May 2026
Verb
When a large law enforcement presence arrived, Ayala retreated into his home and barricaded himself inside, authorities said.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
The woman stated that Grafton had barricaded himself inside her home with her two daughters, who are 10 and 1.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barricade
Noun
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The other jumped a fence into a backyard and was arrested after being found during a yard-to-yard search by officers, police said.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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For years, at least since the devastating Sony Pictures hack in 2014, studios have been pouring big bucks into beefing up their online fences.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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Robinson might not draw the primary defensive assignment guarding Spurs star big man Victor Wembanyama, a job that could fall to the Knicks' fleet of wings, but Robinson's offensive rebounding will be critical in not allowing second-chance opportunities.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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Earlier in the game, Knicks guard Jalen Brunson limped to the locker room after Spurs forward Harrison Barnes was pushed into his right knee.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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Overcoming cost barriers with advanced architecture Traditional nuclear energy projects frequently face economic hurdles due to the extensive lead times and high capital requirements of manufacturing heavy components.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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Challenges to Overcome These two challenges are at the heart of his efforts; developing therapies to repair the barrier when it is damaged and, separately, to safely open it for delivering treatments to the brain.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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The red leather booths and wooden bar date back to the early 20th century and the walls are covered in flags from American universities.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Blessing later ran into a wall, disabling the vehicle.—
Seamus Bozeman
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Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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“Barricade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barricade. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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