as in wall
a physical object that blocks the way
there was a big barrier plastered with signs saying "Keep Out" around the trash compactor
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Recent Examples of barrier
Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman has broken barriers and is reconfiguring college athletics.
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Julia Boorstin, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
These ingredients help replenish moisture and support barrier repair, according to the National Institute on Aging.
—Allison Palmer
updated February 25, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Then came social media, a force that melted barriers between fans and food celebs.
—J.m. Hirsch, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
Residents say the clinics help remove financial barriers to maintenance.
—Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Julia Boorstin, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
These ingredients help replenish moisture and support barrier repair, according to the National Institute on Aging.
—Allison Palmer
updated February 25, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Then came social media, a force that melted barriers between fans and food celebs.
—J.m. Hirsch, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
Residents say the clinics help remove financial barriers to maintenance.
—Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrier
Noun
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At the far end of the open-plan ground floor is Sushi Nagi—an intimate counter restaurant with wall panels depicting pines, where chef Taira Tsuneyoshi skillfully presents an array of local treats, from uni sea urchin to Botan-ebi shrimps.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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And beyond the wall of the main dining room, the second dining area has been turned into a giant food pantry, with neighbors bringing everything from toilet paper to beans to ramen to help feed people who are afraid to leave their homes.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The city has been responsible for ongoing maintenance of the fence since then, but now both the city and county believe that those repairs are no longer enough, staff said in the report.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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But only Talarico has a strategy to win over the state’s on-the-fence independents in a year when enthusiasm for the potential Republican nominees seems particularly lackluster.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Feb. 2026
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As crews positioned orange barricades along the quiet Catalina Foothills road, volunteers moved through the neighborhood posting flyers about Guthrie’s disappearance near a small vigil outside the home.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In Waterfield’s view, the single biggest obstacle for genetic genealogy is the cost of lab work and rising upload fees associated with the DNA databases relied upon by investigators.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
21 Feb. 2026
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Anything that was anti-Jewish—a story about exclusion, an obstacle that hadn’t come down, a disapproving enumeration of supposedly Jewish traits—was possibly more fascinating.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Barrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrier. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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