as in barriers
a physical object that blocks the way
the police put up barricades to block off the parade route
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as in guards
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 barricades
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 Feb. 2026
But the two candidates most likely to lead Bangladesh into a post-Hasina future are a far cry from those who risked everything on the barricades and in the streets to topple her.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Pavel Rodon, manager of Havana 1957, said there were fewer fights and better control last year, but the barricades in front of his restaurant also hurt business.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Agitators were seen blowing whistles, banging pots and pans, shaking metal barricades and striking the rails set up outside the property.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The installation of the barricades is to prevent vehicular attacks.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 5 Feb. 2026
That international recognition helped ensure that Northern Ireland was not reduced, in the world’s eyes or its own, to a place of bombs and barricades.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
For the second time in days, a driver ignored barricades in Pisgah National Forest and got stranded in the snow, according to officials in western North Carolina.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2026
Cameron’s utility and street crews helped with the incident, while additional law enforcement agencies provided traffic control and barricades to keep people at a safe distance, O’Boyle wrote.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 Feb. 2026
But the two candidates most likely to lead Bangladesh into a post-Hasina future are a far cry from those who risked everything on the barricades and in the streets to topple her.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Pavel Rodon, manager of Havana 1957, said there were fewer fights and better control last year, but the barricades in front of his restaurant also hurt business.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Agitators were seen blowing whistles, banging pots and pans, shaking metal barricades and striking the rails set up outside the property.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The installation of the barricades is to prevent vehicular attacks.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 5 Feb. 2026
That international recognition helped ensure that Northern Ireland was not reduced, in the world’s eyes or its own, to a place of bombs and barricades.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
For the second time in days, a driver ignored barricades in Pisgah National Forest and got stranded in the snow, according to officials in western North Carolina.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2026
Cameron’s utility and street crews helped with the incident, while additional law enforcement agencies provided traffic control and barricades to keep people at a safe distance, O’Boyle wrote.
—Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barricades
Noun
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Reducing meetings to once a month and limiting public comment create barriers.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Last year’s blitz of bills, capping off years of gradual legislative efforts to remove regulatory barriers to building dense housing across California, has, in Wicks’ view, teed up this next big swing.—
Ben Christopher,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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The other two are occupied by undrafted rookie guards Curtis Jones and Tamar Bates.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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Rookie guards Max Shulga and John Tonje, the latter acquired from Utah in the Boucher trade, are Boston’s other two-way players.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Heavy sunflowers weeping over fences; iris curling and browning at the edges far away from their purple hearts; ears of corn letting their auburn hair wind down to their stalks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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Staff move fences as the Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Final is postponed due to heavy snow in Livigno.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
17 Feb. 2026
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The two princesses have carved out successful lives beyond palace walls.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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The medical office walls are lined with bright flower-power murals inspired by Marimekko designs, with breeze block in the background for a mid-century Californian look.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Barricades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barricades. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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