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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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Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
The lawsuit also accuses the department of filing misleading reports to state regulators that suggested the shots came from a barricaded suspect rather than from Baker.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
When officers arrived, the teen barricaded himself inside the home, prompting a response from the department’s Crisis Response Unit, which includes SWAT officers and crisis negotiators, police said.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
As police scoured the area for the shooter, many students remained barricaded in rooms while others hid behind furniture and bookshelves.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
The lawsuit also accuses the department of filing misleading reports to state regulators that suggested the shots came from a barricaded suspect rather than from Baker.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
Madison had barricaded himself in a Family Dollar store after shooting someone.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
When officers arrived, the teen barricaded himself inside the home, prompting a response from the department’s Crisis Response Unit, which includes SWAT officers and crisis negotiators, police said.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barricaded
guarded
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Officials from Macron’s office, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the nuclear policy changes that Macron might make, were extremely guarded in their wording, not least because deterrence is a strictly presidential prerogative.—
John Leicester,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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The North Star State’s Minnesota Nice reputation has long encompassed progressive politics; a polite, if guarded, interpersonal demeanor; and a hearty neighborliness formed out of necessity during frigid winters.—
Daniel Cueto-Villalobos,
The Conversation,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Barricaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barricaded. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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