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 Today, it's fenced off and closed to the public, with windows that have been vandalized and boarded up. — James Taylor, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 The shoreline below has been fenced off for more than two years, pending the removal of old wood pilings. — Jake Offenhartz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 The iconic tule elk, some of which were fenced in on the northern part of the peninsula to keep them from competing for grassland with cows, were dying off. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026 But since early July, the park at the intersection of Southeast 10th Street and Brickell Plaza has been fenced off, as the developer that owns the green space prepares to redevelop the site. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026 Admittedly, spying is more difficult to do in the Premier League, with training grounds gated and fenced. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 The plaza between the San Jose Museum of Art and the Signia by Hilton has been fenced off, and the city has announced plans to remove the 32 trees that inhabit the circle. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 There’s also a chance to see an old mine, though it’s fenced off. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 The park is fenced, the entrance has a guard in the gatehouse and the beach closes at sunset. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fenced
  1. protected
  2. defended
  3. guarded
  4. shielded
  5. safeguarded
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  • So, heirs shouldn't assume that a creditor's claim automatically means the house will be sold — or, conversely, that inheriting the house means it's protected from the deceased person's debts.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Although American missile defense systems protected the Gulf from the worst of the barrage, enough Iranian strikes got through to do substantial harm and to disrupt the patina of stability on which the region’s social and economic model rested.
    — MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of protected
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  • Buc-ee's has defended the lawsuit as protective of its valuable trademark.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Villarreal’s decision to sign Partey drew criticism in Spain, the UK and elsewhere, but president Fernando Roig defended the move.
    — Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of defended
Verb
  • Dan Lawlor, who was one of the people who guarded the door, took the stand previously.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Mice predisposed to retinal disease were being guarded and watched, around the clock, like tiny celebrities.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of guarded
Verb
  • Hopefully, her death will serve as a reminder to the industry’s powers that be that young girls and women need to be heard, need to feel safe, and need to be shielded from its more sordid characters.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Another hid in the corner, shielded by a display stagecoach, part of the visitor center’s historic exhibit.
    — Mark Dee August 14, Idaho Statesman, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of shielded
Verb
  • Longtime Webb producer Fred Mollin, who safeguarded the compositions for years, helped bring them back into the light.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Since its establishment, the Kalepo Conservancy has safeguarded one of Kenya’s last great wilderness areas.
    — Nicola Shepherd, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of safeguarded

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