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as in guarded
to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point
the militant protestors blockaded the whole area around city hall
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as in besieged
to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication
blockaded the city until it surrendered
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Recent Examples of blockaded
Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
Military vehicles and local and state police blockaded the route into the town center.
—Jessica Pishko, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
Gaza was already impoverished, overcrowded and largely inescapable, blockaded by Israel and Egypt for 17 years.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Just a few months prior, Blackbeard and his small pirate flotilla had blockaded Charleston, South Carolina, for close to a week.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
Military vehicles and local and state police blockaded the route into the town center.
—Jessica Pishko, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
Gaza was already impoverished, overcrowded and largely inescapable, blockaded by Israel and Egypt for 17 years.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockaded
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The 23-year-old has guarded big men aplenty all season.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Major League Baseball franchises are guarded in so many ways.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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In recent months, the Kennedy Center has been besieged by performance cancelations both voluntary and involuntary.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2025
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At the start of the invasion, Russian troops besieged the city, forcing residents to endure harsh winter conditions without electricity or water under constant shelling from Russian artillery, missiles and drones.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2025
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The conflict began after Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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Canada attacked more fervently afterwards .—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Trump administration paid nearly $5 million to settle a wrongful death suit brought by the family of Ashli Babbitt, a Jan. 6 rioter who was shot and killed by police while trying to breach a barricaded door by the House chamber.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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Rutherford County rescue personnel were responding to a barricaded suspect, downgraded from an earlier active shooter situation near Lee Victory Parkway at Legacy Wine & Spirits in Smyrna on July 15.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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The signals are designed to improve traffic flow on congested expressways.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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The industry’s current approach, throwing money at massive infrastructure projects, resembles adding two more lanes to a congested highway.—
Baris Saydag,
Fortune,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Blockaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockaded. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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