Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cordoned (off)
Verb
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Many have closed in recent years amid economic headwinds.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026 -
Mira Mesa Boulevard was closed in both directions between Flanders Drive and Genetic Center Drive while officers investigated.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Under the Constitution, the concept of a militia is a specific and narrowly circumscribed one.—
Larry Pino,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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But the apartheid regime became a police state that heavily circumscribed its white citizens’ lives, too.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Cunningham was surrounded at the time of his death by his wife and children.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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The central stone is surrounded by a halo of 14 accent diamonds set in white gold.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Cordoned (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cordoned%20%28off%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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