Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cordoned (off)
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The Boise County Sheriff’s Office said Idaho 55 lanes were closed in both directions near mile post 93, south of Smith’s Ferry and Cascade.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
31 May 2026 -
Located about 15 miles northwest of Morrilton, the community was perhaps best known for a general store that closed in 1983.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2026
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Representatives from hostile states like Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea are circumscribed in their movements, typically limited to a small radius around their official posts—an embassy, a consulate, a permanent mission to the UN.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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Eventually, the area in the Pentagon where reporters were allowed was circumscribed to a single corridor outside the press room – even though the public affairs officers who worked most closely with reporters were in an office on the other side of the 6½-million-square-foot building.—
Kathy Kiely,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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And physically, there is no other venue like it, sitting in the grass, surrounded by trees, in a natural amphitheater that can host outdoor concerts for nearly eight months of the year.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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In Scotland, we’re surrounded by it all the time.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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“Cordoned (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cordoned%20%28off%29. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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