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Recent Examples of barrier Increasing barriers and complicating transactions will not help. Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025 Other issues include barriers to trade — Critchley warned that a once-largely frictionless market for uranium and fuels was now fracturing — and questions over the future talent pipeline. Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2025 But when policymakers change incentives and remove regulatory barriers for utilities and energy companies to adopt better technology, electric systems work better. Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025 In an uneven society, however, where differences are synonymous with barriers, fitting in becomes conforming—style, ideas, culture, etc. Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for barrier
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrier
Noun
  • One camp might have moldy walls and machinery stored inches from a sleeping area.
    David Rodriguez Muñoz, Freep.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The occurrences grew more aggressive over time, with the Smurls' 75-pound German shepherd getting slammed into a wall and Jack getting attacked while praying.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The car hit a fence and a power pole.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Hanging from the fence was a backpack and a reusable shopping bag — each containing a plate capable of stopping small arms fire, according to prosecutors.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Slamming through barricades and brush, the car picks up realistic damage effects, with its rear bumper and license plate dangling in tow.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The difficulty in getting rid of players other than those whose contracts expired this summer (Luka Modric, Lucas Vazquez and Jesus Vallejo) was a significant obstacle.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • To overcome this obstacle, the MIT team employed lithium-6 atoms, a rare isotope whose resonance frequency shifts depending on temperature.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Barrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrier. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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