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
Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Lyman is careful to point out that, despite the existence of a VIP tier, there is no VIP area in front of the stage — general admission gets to the barricade.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2026
Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Mar. 2026
Gang members split into groups, launching attacks across multiple localities, barricading roads and digging trenches across routes that serve as entry and exit points, Bertide Horace, a spokesperson from the Dialogue and Reconciliation Commission to Save the Artibonite Valley, told CNN.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The Ottomans deployed field artillery and Janissary infantry armed with matchlocks in a defensive formation called tabur jangi, in which carts and wagons were used to build barricades on the battlefield.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Lyman is careful to point out that, despite the existence of a VIP tier, there is no VIP area in front of the stage — general admission gets to the barricade.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
Hoover then barricaded himself inside the residence, leading to a standoff that lasted several hours.
—Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Mar. 2026
Gang members split into groups, launching attacks across multiple localities, barricading roads and digging trenches across routes that serve as entry and exit points, Bertide Horace, a spokesperson from the Dialogue and Reconciliation Commission to Save the Artibonite Valley, told CNN.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barricade
Noun
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Hungarians living near the southern frontier, where Orbán made a show of building a border fence during the refugee crisis, are travelling to Croatia to buy cheap groceries.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Using the HistoPad, visitors fly down a dirt road flanked by wooden snake rail fences to the intersection of Trade and Tryon streets.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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In it, after her fisherman husband disappears at sea, Telsi takes a job as a cleaning lady on a boat moored at the local marina, guarded by a group of women.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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Suddenly the island’s shores, always guarded, opened for those who wanted to leave.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Moisturizer Moisturizer hydrates your skin and helps maintain the skin barrier.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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The bill also establishes a solar photovoltaic noise barrier pilot program, which would attach solar panels onto highway sound walls, generating renewable energy while reducing noise pollution by 10-15 decibels, according to lawmakers.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
8 Apr. 2026
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Incense greets you in the entrance of the cozy spot, while Ethiopian music plays and artwork from Tedla’s own childhood home line the walls.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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In others, activists plastered flyers and banners on walls and public notice boards decrying the restrictions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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