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Recent Examples of barrier Originally invented in 1999 by professors from Stanford University and California Polytechnic State University, the cubesat format was designed to lower the barriers to space for universities, small organizations and companies. Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025 That precision, combined with the low barrier to entry for fans, can help smaller sports grow beyond their core circles. Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025 Destigmatizing Who Trust Funds Are Accessible To The stigma around trust funds only being accessible to wealthy people has perhaps been one of the biggest barriers in more families creating one. Mariah Maddox, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025 Testing the barrier between life and death. Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for barrier
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Noun
  • Treatments for Potentially Resectable Stomach Cancer People with potentially resectable stomach cancer have a cancerous tumor that has grown into more layers of the stomach lining or wall.
    Carrie Madormo, Health, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The home features practical touches like waterproof materials, an insulated roof, and flame-retardant walls.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Two were named publicly by family members on social media as having participated in the assault on Israel on October 7, when thousands of Palestinians breached the perimeter fence.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Chances are your polycule can be aesthetically subdivided into twinks and dolls anyway — and if anyone’s on the fence, break down the binary!
    James Factora, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Once at the barricade, Fadaka-Soetan started to experience similar discomfort.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But formidable obstacles remain in the way of a durable peace in Gaza, where a ceasefire collapsed in March after nearly two months of relative calm when Israel unleashed a barrage of airstrikes.
    Alexander Cornwell, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
  • But even with these obstacles, oddsmakers seem to believe the Bucs have plot armor.
    J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Barrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrier. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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