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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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
Yook Jihun, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
The barricades, traffic cones and signage are all paid for by the production company and provided by a third party company rather than the city, Hardy said.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
City officials convened last summer to address gun violence in the two-block stretch along North Water Street between East Knapp and East State streets, which is typically blocked off with barricades on weekend nights.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Besides the barricades on sidewalks, police on horses and a barrage of D-list online streamers, spring break on Fort Lauderdale Beach didn’t look much different from any other day.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
But every vehicle is stuck in the same position — boxed in by barricades, hemmed in by concrete, unable to turn around.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
In summer, when the white trash Protestants from the rookeries of the Dock Road marched in honour of King Billy, the police put up barricades to stop the Catholic men from charging the procession.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Signs, cones, and barricades will be in place to help direct you to this exit and toward the finish line.
—Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
As the city drummed to life, spectators nudged up to the barricades for a better look, before Gu entered stage left in a red Ford Mustang convertible in a matching red dress.
—Noah Furtado, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2026
Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
Citizens clustered around metal barricades, along the Cheonggyecheon stream, in front of shops and bars—watching on screens or phones while the live sound from the venue washed over them.
—Yook Jihun, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
The barricades, traffic cones and signage are all paid for by the production company and provided by a third party company rather than the city, Hardy said.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
City officials convened last summer to address gun violence in the two-block stretch along North Water Street between East Knapp and East State streets, which is typically blocked off with barricades on weekend nights.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Besides the barricades on sidewalks, police on horses and a barrage of D-list online streamers, spring break on Fort Lauderdale Beach didn’t look much different from any other day.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
But every vehicle is stuck in the same position — boxed in by barricades, hemmed in by concrete, unable to turn around.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
In summer, when the white trash Protestants from the rookeries of the Dock Road marched in honour of King Billy, the police put up barricades to stop the Catholic men from charging the procession.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Signs, cones, and barricades will be in place to help direct you to this exit and toward the finish line.
—Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
As the city drummed to life, spectators nudged up to the barricades for a better look, before Gu entered stage left in a red Ford Mustang convertible in a matching red dress.
—Noah Furtado, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
Masahiro Motoki — the Oscar-winning star of Departures — plays a lord who rebels against warlord Oda Nobunaga and barricades himself inside Arioka Castle, only to face a string of unsolved murders within its walls.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barricades
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Supporters emphasize election integrity, while opponents warn about potential barriers to participation.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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Winhusen envisions a future where GLP-1 drugs help with one of the most difficult barriers to successful medical treatment — keeping people in treatment.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
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Dilley faces mounting scrutiny from immigration lawyers and advocates, who say children have struggled emotionally and physically in an environment where lights remain on around the clock and guards patrol.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2026
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Sophomore guards Elmarko Jackson and Jamari McDowell, both sophomores, emerged as reliable college rotation players in 2025-26.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2026
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But no, neither was the beneficiary of the Royals moving in the fences for this season.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the first game at Kauffman Stadium since the Royals moved in the fences 8 to 10 feet, all four runs scored on home runs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Drawing at least in part on information from Chalker’s defectors, the Pentagon constructed life-size underground facsimiles of Iranian nuclear facilities where the scientists had worked, attempting to duplicate even the thickness of the walls.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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There are even artworks from local Canadian artists on the walls for additional regional flair.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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