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
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Police adjust barricades at a security checkpoint at Nassau Street and Maiden Lane.
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Amina Kilpatrick,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
The hospital was put into a lockdown, forcing employees to barricade themselves in rooms as law enforcement cleared each floor, Mayor John Carney said at a news conference.
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Danny E Freeman,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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Noun
Ahead of the storm, police prepared boats and set up barricades in flood-prone areas.
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CBS News,
19 June 2026
Police adjust barricades at a security checkpoint at Nassau Street and Maiden Lane.
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Amina Kilpatrick,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
Verb
The suspect who barricaded himself has died, officials say.
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Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
The hospital was put into a lockdown, forcing employees to barricade themselves in rooms as law enforcement cleared each floor, Mayor John Carney said at a news conference.
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Danny E Freeman,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barricade
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Fifty years and thousands of runs later, six of the original players still take to the diamond nearly every Sunday, swinging for the fences.
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Oracle Park’s spacious dimensions and San Francisco’s chilly climate have suppressed home runs for more than two decades, but this was a true no-doubt blast that cleared the left-center field fence by plenty of feet.
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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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Some states have argued that requiring applicants to provide documentary proof of their citizenship could pose a significant barrier to voting because several forms of government ID don't include citizenship information, and many Americans don't have passports.
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How phytic acid may support gut lining repair A preclinical mouse study from the Guha Lab at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, published in Nature Communications, suggests phytic acid helps keep the intestinal barrier intact.
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IsoHemp’s blocks, made out of hemp and lime binders, can be integrated into load-bearing structures, and are suitable for both interior and exterior walls.
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In the second inning, the Giants’ Matt Chapman hit a liner off the left-field wall to bring home Willy Adames and give San Francisco a 2-0 lead.
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“Barricade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barricade. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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