as in guarding
to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point
museum officials closed off the west wing after the fire
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guarding
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Anunoby had been calling for the ball because no one was guarding him.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026 -
With five miles of walls and hundreds of cannons guarding the harbor, Suomenlinna squelched the Russian threat (at least for the time being).—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
10 June 2026
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“Closing (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closing%20%28off%29. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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