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
It was fenced off and used for school bus parking before El Pueblo’s arrival.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
The entry area is fenced off, although on multiple occasions in recent weeks, the building was observed to be empty by this news organization.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
And even essentially optimistic AI creations, like Isaac Asimov’s robots, work only when fenced in by rigid rules.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
But the south side of the development, south of Diversey Parkway along Hoyne Avenue and Leavitt Street, remains fenced off and decaying.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The post ends with a video panning across the family's gorgeous greenhouse and fenced garden at sunset.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
The park has been fenced off for weeks of renovations.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Now, with these resources fenced off, commoners had to till someone else’s land for a wage.
—Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
With the National Park Service still in the midst of a three-year renovation project to shore up the basin’s aging seawall in time for this summer’s anniversary, parts of the basin are fenced off.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
The entry area is fenced off, although on multiple occasions in recent weeks, the building was observed to be empty by this news organization.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
And even essentially optimistic AI creations, like Isaac Asimov’s robots, work only when fenced in by rigid rules.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
But the south side of the development, south of Diversey Parkway along Hoyne Avenue and Leavitt Street, remains fenced off and decaying.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The post ends with a video panning across the family's gorgeous greenhouse and fenced garden at sunset.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
The park has been fenced off for weeks of renovations.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Now, with these resources fenced off, commoners had to till someone else’s land for a wage.
—Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
With the National Park Service still in the midst of a three-year renovation project to shore up the basin’s aging seawall in time for this summer’s anniversary, parts of the basin are fenced off.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fenced
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That also means that any data those apps collect isn’t stored or protected to the same standards as actual medical records or patient files.—
Alan Henry,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
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Boyd and his wife founded the nonprofit Kingdom Home after a 2018 trip to Uganda in an effort to ensure Ugandan children are protected from exploitation by providing shelter, proper nutrition, career training, music lessons and medical care.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Putin has defended the restrictions as necessary for public safety.—
Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Trump has defended the gift as a way to save tax dollars.—
Jonathan J. Cooper,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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The approach could feel guarded, reducing intense emotions to abstractions, but in Llobet’s cutting delivery, even the haziest imagery feels personal and real.—
Colin Joyce,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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About midway through the third quarter of Game 4, James once again was guarded by an attackable defender, this time Şengün.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Many of the best moments from the Met Gala happen within the walls of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, mostly shielded from cell phones and the larger public.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
1 May 2026
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Hernandez defended her record, saying she’s cleaned up homeless encampments and shielded critical services from budget cuts.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Our elections must be safeguarded from foreign interference.—
Kevin Fixler
May 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 May 2026
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The system successfully protected the data center from grid instability and also safeguarded the grid from the major load swings generated by the data center.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 Apr. 2026
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