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
Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Protesters gathered on the sidewalk behind barricades across the street from the Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills at the corner of 150th Street and 70th Road, some carrying Palestinian flags.
—Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Authorities erected barricades outside the facility, and a small group of counter-demonstrators also showed up.
—Rebecca Santana, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
The barricades were flimsy and unanchored.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
The opposing camps are separated by police barricades.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Jan. 2026
Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Each Cybertruck is valued at somewhere between $80,000 and $115,000 and will be used to respond to calls like barricades and shootings in addition to regular patrols.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
Minneapolis police took down the makeshift barricades early Friday morning.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Protesters gathered on the sidewalk behind barricades across the street from the Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills at the corner of 150th Street and 70th Road, some carrying Palestinian flags.
—Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Authorities erected barricades outside the facility, and a small group of counter-demonstrators also showed up.
—Rebecca Santana, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
The barricades were flimsy and unanchored.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
The opposing camps are separated by police barricades.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Jan. 2026
Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Each Cybertruck is valued at somewhere between $80,000 and $115,000 and will be used to respond to calls like barricades and shootings in addition to regular patrols.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barricades
Noun
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Earlier this month, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada and China reached a preliminary deal to remove trade barriers and lower tariffs.—
Terri Cullen,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2026
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Geographic barriers and limited profit potential have long discouraged private internet service providers from these areas, thus necessitating public investment.—
Letters to the Editor,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But her mother guards her fiercely, because even the most minor imbalance in her small, cloistered world could bring the seizures back again.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Last summer’s political violence — and a subsequent break-in at the Capitol by a nude intruder who guards found sitting in the Senate President’s Chair — increased political pressure to harden security.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Dozens of immigrant families protested Saturday behind the fences of a Texas detention facility where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent this week after being detained in Minnesota.—
Valerie Gonzalez,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
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Syrian government forces moved in to secure the camp a day later but, in the meantime, fences had been pulled down and dozens of prisoners had escaped.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Damaged walls may not be able to support the building's weight.—
Pat Harvey,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Using a speaker outside the stall results in reverb and echoing as the music bounces around the bathroom walls, making the sound muddy and unpleasant.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Barricades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barricades. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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