barricading

present participle of barricade
as in guarding
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 barricading Daulby was accidentally shot by an officer as worshippers tried to stop the attacker from entering the building by barricading the door shut, police said. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025 All around them, students began the reflexive process of barricading themselves indoors with trash bins, chairs and even a table, as seen below– likely the only resources available to them. Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025 Jamie Simpson of Covington was sentenced in March to 60 years in prison for holding his wife captive and torturing her for hours before barricading himself inside her home in a lengthy standoff with police. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025 Things quickly go awry when a domestic dispute spirals out of control and a man pulls a gun, barricading himself inside with four hostages as a negotiator outside tries to save the people inside. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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  • There’s a bar that’s stocked with bourbon, tequila, and moonshine and a couple of porcelain cheetahs guarding a cabinet full of old records.
    Sid Evans, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The world's smallest army, charged with guarding the pope and the Vatican, has a new look.
    Katie Kindelan, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • But others describe the reality of the early weeks, where discussion was completely hampered by Israel's insistence on fully blockading aid into Gaza.
    Tom Bowman, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Barricading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barricading. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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