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
Wetlands work as barriers that soak up water from floods and storms, Neill says.
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ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Miñoso, like many other Afro-Latino players of that era, went to the Major Leagues after the color barrier fell.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Applied after toner but before moisturizer, the silky product employs a mix of hyaluronic acid, polyglutamic acid, snow mushroom, and red sea moss to deeply moisturize and protect your skin barrier.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
The day commemorates the date Robinson made his MLB debut and broke baseball's color barrier 79 years ago in 1947.
—Nate Sylves, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Miñoso, like many other Afro-Latino players of that era, went to the Major Leagues after the color barrier fell.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Applied after toner but before moisturizer, the silky product employs a mix of hyaluronic acid, polyglutamic acid, snow mushroom, and red sea moss to deeply moisturize and protect your skin barrier.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
The day commemorates the date Robinson made his MLB debut and broke baseball's color barrier 79 years ago in 1947.
—Nate Sylves, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrier
Noun
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Albies put the home team ahead with his fourth homer of the season, a 370-foot drive off Chris Paddack (0-3) that just cleared the right-field wall.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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By 1928, the company was producing travel brochures; replicas of the artwork now decorate the walls of American Express Tower offices.—
Nancy Cutler,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Langeliers blasted a 467-foot shot off the top of the left field fence for a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning, the longest homer in the bigs this season and the sixth of the year for the power-hitting catcher.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Is the town requiring the fences to be moved, or just recommending it?—
Gary Singer,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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The demonstrations were tolerated until the weekend, when police used pepper spray in clashes with some protesters and an army truck knocked down a log barricade at the Galway port.—
Brian Melley,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Some diehard Beliebers—Justin’s fiercest fans—were already camped out near the front barricades.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
12 Apr. 2026
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In the end, the deepest release isn’t about getting a medical tag, but rather about understanding why those unrelenting obstacles continued to exist.—
Lucy Jones
April 11,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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Because Anna and Matteo were never actually together, her clear attraction with Michael doesn’t face any meaningful obstacles, aside from some obligatory (and weakly justified) initial sniping between the two leads.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Barrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrier. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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