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
The only entrance from the highway is heavily fenced.
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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
Word went out that the corn was being grown in fenced and guarded fields in Massachusetts and sold for high prices.
—Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
To make things worse, the square was fenced off from the promenaders and flâneurs.
—Sam Bloch
august 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
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
Word went out that the corn was being grown in fenced and guarded fields in Massachusetts and sold for high prices.
—Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
To make things worse, the square was fenced off from the promenaders and flâneurs.
—Sam Bloch
august 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fenced
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Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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That’s because the First Amendment plays a unique role when the government is the employer, Collis explains — and the Supreme Court has ruled that if an employee is acting in a private capacity but speaking on a matter of public concern, they’re protected.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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The organization has defended its dynamic pricing strategy, part of a plan to generate $3 billion in ticket sales next year, arguing that the money funds the sport around the world.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Over his career, Inoue won and defended the WBO junior bantamweight title seven times before moving to bantamweight for nine bouts.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Greens are guarded with some diabolical sand traps, and the usually whipping wind forces you to plot every shot.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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This conversation should always be open, hones, and not guarded or ashamed.—
Taylor Lane,
Flow Space,
10 Sep. 2025
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If interactions with critical analysts help executives build credibility, then their companies should be somewhat shielded from this negative spill-over effect.—
Joseph Brazel,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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But even on a night when Roberts somewhat shielded his closer, the moment found him anyway.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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But even as new tools and strategies emerge to quiet the seas, the legal foundation that has long safeguarded marine life is under pressure.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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Data in motion is safeguarded through end-to-end encryption with TLS or SSL, while intellectual property at rest is shielded with hashing and tokenization.—
Nagesh Nama,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Fenced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fenced. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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