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
Levy’s house is fenced and has another gate at the edge of his property.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
This is a film that refuses to be fenced in, dabbling in the undead, the magical, and, perhaps most importantly, the sapphic.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
Security guards conduct basic metal detector searches at the front, and the rear doors are fenced off in an open-air parking lot.
—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
Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
This is a film that refuses to be fenced in, dabbling in the undead, the magical, and, perhaps most importantly, the sapphic.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
Security guards conduct basic metal detector searches at the front, and the rear doors are fenced off in an open-air parking lot.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fenced
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The town sports a former silent movie theatre from the 1920s, a farmers’ market in Flagler Park, and lifeguard protected Stuart Beach offers dining, volleyball and basketball courts and free rolling beach wheelchairs for visitors with mobility needs.—
Noreen Kompanik,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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All of this left many of them dreaming of being a stay-at-home wife supported and protected by a rich and masculine man.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Harbaugh has defended second-year defensive coordinator Zach Orr through the first six weeks.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Federal authorities have defended the maneuvers as being a response to attacks on agents and property.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Your spinach will grow safely guarded by these aromatic plants.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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To the right lay the harbor, its narrow entrance guarded by the grim Morro Castle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Unlike psychiatric or weight-loss drugs, finasteride's cosmetic classification may have shielded it from rigorous post-marketing scrutiny.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
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Cohen, like other prosecutors who commit intentional misconduct are shielded – entirely.—
Micah Kimball,
Denver Post,
16 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 24 Oct. 2025.
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