as in protected
to drive danger or attack away from
had worked as a bodyguard, fencing a number of pop stars at big events
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Recent Examples of fenced
Security guards conduct basic metal detector searches at the front, and the rear doors are fenced off in an open-air parking lot.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Part of the structure was demolished in 1989, but its white bell tower continued to mark the skyline even while the rest sat fenced off.
—Jackie Bryant, AFAR Media, 23 Sep. 2025
Trafalgar Square is fenced off for a Canada Day concert (the songs feature cowboys and blue jeans).
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
The only entrance from the highway is heavily fenced.
—A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Sarno’s crew also engaged in smash-and-grab robberies in which hundreds of thousands of dollars in gems were stolen from jewelry stores and then fenced at a Cicero pawnshop operated by the Outlaws motorcycle gang, according to prosecutors.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
For now, the area is being fenced off.
—Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
There’s also an imposing building, now fenced off, that until Prohibition was the world’s largest winery; it’s called Winehaven Castle.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
But the four-story motel, which Denver boarded up after buying, remains fenced off.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Part of the structure was demolished in 1989, but its white bell tower continued to mark the skyline even while the rest sat fenced off.
—Jackie Bryant, AFAR Media, 23 Sep. 2025
Trafalgar Square is fenced off for a Canada Day concert (the songs feature cowboys and blue jeans).
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
The only entrance from the highway is heavily fenced.
—A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Sarno’s crew also engaged in smash-and-grab robberies in which hundreds of thousands of dollars in gems were stolen from jewelry stores and then fenced at a Cicero pawnshop operated by the Outlaws motorcycle gang, according to prosecutors.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
For now, the area is being fenced off.
—Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
There’s also an imposing building, now fenced off, that until Prohibition was the world’s largest winery; it’s called Winehaven Castle.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
But the four-story motel, which Denver boarded up after buying, remains fenced off.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fenced
Verb
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This ripper supports nearly every DVD format, including protected discs with CSS, region codes, and Sony ARccOS.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Oct. 2025
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That means the night skies in and around Capitol Reef are especially protected from star-obscuring light, so this playground of cliffs, arches, and canyons has some of the best stargazing in the country.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Comedian Bill Burr also defended his decision to perform at Riyadh.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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Over the centuries she’s been branded a traitor, condemned as a nymphomaniac, diagnosed as a sociopath and — more recently — defended as a victim of circumstances.—
Phillipa Gregory,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Its language may have been guarded, but there were other signs of the fast-changing reality on the ground.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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Getting to the scene is difficult as the road to the church has been closed and guarded around the clock.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Her attorneys argued the agreement shielded her from prosecution.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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About a decade ago, amid Syria's civil war, volunteers built a small, underground amusement park so little ones could play, shielded from bombing and shelling.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Once sensitive information is shared, it must be carefully safeguarded.—
Bruce Helmer,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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This ensures our culture is safeguarded despite the climate crisis, and is accessible to all Tuvaluans at home and abroad.—
Feleti Penitala Teo,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Fenced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fenced. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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