as in fences
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 barriers
By simplifying adaptation and reducing technical barriers, the platform could broaden the use of eco-friendly drones across research and industry.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
But the realities of that kind of AI takeover of Hollywood are hindered by multiple barriers to entry, including labor contracts, ongoing copyright questions and actual consumer interest.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
Yet, due to the drug’s $21,000 per year price, insurers erected coverage barriers.
—Michael Rose, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
Organizers embrace the power of connecting attendees across different diaspora or other socioeconomic barriers through the universal languages of music and dance.
—Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
That's because there are natural barriers of these sprawling mountains and canyons.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
To address these social and structural barriers, health systems must move beyond clinic walls and bring preventive services directly into communities.
—Crystal Cene, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Supporters emphasize election integrity, while opponents warn about potential barriers to participation.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
The other is focused on barriers to Chinese green energy exports.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
But the realities of that kind of AI takeover of Hollywood are hindered by multiple barriers to entry, including labor contracts, ongoing copyright questions and actual consumer interest.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
Yet, due to the drug’s $21,000 per year price, insurers erected coverage barriers.
—Michael Rose, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
Organizers embrace the power of connecting attendees across different diaspora or other socioeconomic barriers through the universal languages of music and dance.
—Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
That's because there are natural barriers of these sprawling mountains and canyons.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
To address these social and structural barriers, health systems must move beyond clinic walls and bring preventive services directly into communities.
—Crystal Cene, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Supporters emphasize election integrity, while opponents warn about potential barriers to participation.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
The other is focused on barriers to Chinese green energy exports.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barriers
Noun
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In one instance, a detainee escaped when there was no staff assigned to watch the perimeter fences.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Officials reinforced stay-at-home orders by erecting fences around some apartment buildings, essentially incarcerating occupants.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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My goal was to inspect calcium carbonate rocks, found near methane seeps at the base of the canyon walls, in search of methane-eating microbes.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Upgrades will require significant reinforcement of some walls and elevator shafts, though engineers have found ways to do the work by pouring new concrete footings and installing additional steel bracing without significantly impinging on internal spaces or being visible on exterior surfaces.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Traffic was rerouted in some areas, but barricades didn’t line all of Ocean Drive and sidewalk seating returned.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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The vehicle smashed through barricades and concrete, racing down a hallway before becoming lodged in the twisted wreckage.—
Gayle Pearlstein,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Whereas waterfalls present fish obstacles in rising above their circumstances, five orders and eight families, from South America, Asia, and Australia, have overcome the impossible.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, the physicists don’t see any insurmountable obstacles.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Barriers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barriers. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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