as in guarded
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 barricaded
Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 7 Aug. 2025
The incident is being treated as a barricaded person, the police spokesperson said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025
David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
The police department activated its SWAT team after one of the brothers barricaded himself in the residence, Conley said.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The Trump administration paid nearly $5 million to settle a wrongful death suit brought by the family of Ashli Babbitt, a Jan. 6 rioter who was shot and killed by police while trying to breach a barricaded door by the House chamber.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 7 Aug. 2025
The incident is being treated as a barricaded person, the police spokesperson said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025
Adjective
The man, 38-year-old Esterlin Appolon, barricaded himself inside a multi-million dollar house at the 2300 block of Bay Drive.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
The police department activated its SWAT team after one of the brothers barricaded himself in the residence, Conley said.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barricaded
guarded
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Its language may have been guarded, but there were other signs of the fast-changing reality on the ground.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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Getting to the scene is difficult as the road to the church has been closed and guarded around the clock.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Barricaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barricaded. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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