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
News of the fatal incident was first reported in the French newspaper Le Dauphine Libere, which said emergency services attended to de la Rosa near the railroad tracks on Avenue Aristide Briande on Wednesday evening, in an area that was fenced off and closed to the public.
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Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
Beyond the numbers, the new iteration will no longer be confined to its workcell fenced off from warehouse workers, unlike previous Digit models.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
There is no other way in because his fence blocks his side, and the neighbors on the far side are fenced as well.
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Gary Singer,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Indigenous residents told the AP that wranglers also fenced off parts of the island and restricted access to farming areas that were meant for communal use.
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
Last year, the NPS fenced off the fountain, but after community opposition, the barricades were taken down.
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Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
19 June 2026
Supports for some of the branches were put in place in the early 20th century, and the tree was fenced off in the 1970s.
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Sam Peters,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
There is an unmistakable feeling that a great mass of fans are priced out, or fenced out, while wealthy sponsors and venal bureaucrats get the benefits.
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Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
13 June 2026
People should not be fenced off like animals.
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Liz Crawford,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
Beyond the numbers, the new iteration will no longer be confined to its workcell fenced off from warehouse workers, unlike previous Digit models.
—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
There is no other way in because his fence blocks his side, and the neighbors on the far side are fenced as well.
—
Gary Singer,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Indigenous residents told the AP that wranglers also fenced off parts of the island and restricted access to farming areas that were meant for communal use.
—
ABC News,
19 June 2026
Last year, the NPS fenced off the fountain, but after community opposition, the barricades were taken down.
—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
19 June 2026
Supports for some of the branches were put in place in the early 20th century, and the tree was fenced off in the 1970s.
—
Sam Peters,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
There is an unmistakable feeling that a great mass of fans are priced out, or fenced out, while wealthy sponsors and venal bureaucrats get the benefits.
—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
13 June 2026
People should not be fenced off like animals.
—
Liz Crawford,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fenced
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By then Tanacharison is telling Washington that he is mystically protected, in the mode of certain Indigenous warriors who were placed on earth to be leaders.
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Steinbaugh argued the email was protected speech under the First Amendment and does not represent a legitimate threat.
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So far, Milei has defended his Cabinet chief, even as the scandal damaged his government’s public image, constrained his political leverage in negotiations with allies and undermined his communication about spending cuts to Argentines scraping by on salaries that increasingly fall behind inflation.
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Legal counsel for the Department of Homeland Security defended the administration's actions, citing the long-standing effort to terminate the program.
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Ever since they've been excited about the day, but understandably guarded.
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For most of my career, the loyalty industry treated data as an asset to be guarded and exported to specialists.
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The announcement came the same day the Supreme Court shielded the maker of the herbicide Roundup from most cancer-warning lawsuits.
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Tourists still lined up outside the iconic museum, as visitors shielded themselves with parasols and umbrellas.
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Regarding Jersey Mike's, the complaint says the chain should have safeguarded the sandwich in a sanitary and tamper-resistant manner.
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The report concluded that civilian infrastructure, civilian areas, and cultural heritage sites must be safeguarded.
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“Fenced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fenced. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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