fenced

verb

past tense of fence
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 But since early July, the park at the intersection of Southeast 10th Street and Brickell Plaza has been fenced off, as the developer that owns the green space prepares to redevelop the site. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026 Admittedly, spying is more difficult to do in the Premier League, with training grounds gated and fenced. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 The plaza between the San Jose Museum of Art and the Signia by Hilton has been fenced off, and the city has announced plans to remove the 32 trees that inhabit the circle. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 There’s also a chance to see an old mine, though it’s fenced off. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 The park is fenced, the entrance has a guard in the gatehouse and the beach closes at sunset. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026 After the report where that finding was made, the state officially closed down and fenced off the facility. — Kori McNair, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 For a long time, the statue was fenced in after it was vandalized in June 2020. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026 Vacant and fenced off after being declared unsafe in May 2023, the seven-story resort long known as the Grand Lady appears destined for redevelopment. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fenced
  1. protected
  2. defended
  3. guarded
  4. shielded
  5. safeguarded
Verb
  • These places are very little in Europe nowadays, and most of them are protected because there are rare plants or rare elements or rare animals.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026
  • If that were to happen, a barrage of investigations could follow and may expand the number of individuals potentially protected from future testimony or investigation.
    — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of protected
Verb
  • Summary Islam Makhachev successfully defended his welterweight title at UFC 330 in Philadelphia, securing a unanimous decision victory over Ian Machado Garry.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Roberts conceded that the BFI system can seem like a bureaucracy but defended the amount of paperwork.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of defended
Verb
  • He’s been closely guarded and closed off from the world since, as Russia has sought to secure a relationship with the new regime led by President Ahmed al Sharaa.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Minamoto Yoshitsune was a strategist who went to hell and took it over, defeating the Oni who guarded hell.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of guarded
Verb
  • Another hid in the corner, shielded by a display stagecoach, part of the visitor center’s historic exhibit.
    — Mark Dee August 14, Idaho Statesman, 14 Aug. 2026
  • School tax revenue would be shielded from the new exemptions.
    — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of shielded
Verb
  • In addition to sea lions, sea otters, walrus, polar bears, dugongs and manatees are also safeguarded.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
  • When the Nazis confiscated the negative and shipped it back to Berlin, Hensel safeguarded it in the Reichsfilmarchiv vaults in Berlin until the Allied victory.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
Definition of safeguarded

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