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 Part of the reserve is being fenced and the number of rangers has increased to protect the animals from poachers. — ABC News, 24 July 2026 Moss’s ranch is fenced and crossfenced with barriers that even a mountain sheep cannot jump, and the Rickenbacker ranch is similarly girded. — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026 The price tag has since ballooned to over $14 million, and more than two weeks after Independence Day, the pool is empty and fenced off from the public. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 22 July 2026 The man appeared unresponsive and the yard was fenced, with a locked gate. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 The landmark was fenced off ahead of Fourth of July celebrations before the next round of renovations began in July. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 July 2026 The corridor, once open to informal use by runners and dog-walkers, has been fenced off for nearly a decade, since the discovery of soil contamination in several places. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026 Backyard paradise Full outdoor living spaces built for pets and people together — think dog pools, shaded lounge platforms, agility features, and fenced free-run zones integrated into the overall landscape design. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026 Sullivan fenced on the high school girls team in her senior year. — Elijah Polance, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fenced
  1. protected
  2. defended
  3. guarded
  4. shielded
  5. safeguarded
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  • Moreover, the company’s technology is protected by over 220 patents and pending applications, setting up a clear roadmap toward 10,000-qubit architectures and eventual chip-scale coprocessors.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
  • The very force driving demand for agent infrastructure is also reducing the switching costs that have historically protected platform vendors.
    — Francis Sideco, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of protected
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  • Hartig defended the institution and clapped back against the July 4 White House report.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
  • The event recognized a Dodgers club that successfully defended its championship while surviving one of the toughest postseason tests in recent memory.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of defended
Verb
  • McConnell, who led Senate Republicans for nearly two decades, has long guarded his personal life.
    — Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • While Georgia Ports Authority is pleased at the upturn, all the economic and global uncertainty has led to guarded predictions for the future.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of guarded
Verb
  • Federal law enforcement agencies are generally shielded from legal liability, but there are some exceptions, including some claims of employee negligence.
    — CYBELE MAYES-OSTERMAN, ABC News, 21 July 2026
  • Although the afternoon storm had mostly passed, the emerging sun was almost entirely shielded by a thick canopy of trees, and fat drops of rain from the branches kept our windshield wipers working.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 July 2026
Definition of shielded
Verb
  • 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
  • Some of those properties may now be serving as locations where hidden assets are being safeguarded.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of safeguarded

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