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 land is now inaccessible to the public, having been fenced off by Croatian authorities.
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Richard Collett, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Ames proposes that the city put in a new bridge just to the side of the old one, which could be preserved and stabilized and even fenced off to keep people from walking on it.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
These will need to be fenced off while large international construction firms take on the challenges of rubble, explosives, bodies and collapsed subterranean tunnels before tall buildings can rise.
—Shelly Culbertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Levy’s house is fenced and has another gate at the edge of his property.
—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
Richard Collett, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Ames proposes that the city put in a new bridge just to the side of the old one, which could be preserved and stabilized and even fenced off to keep people from walking on it.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
These will need to be fenced off while large international construction firms take on the challenges of rubble, explosives, bodies and collapsed subterranean tunnels before tall buildings can rise.
—Shelly Culbertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Levy’s house is fenced and has another gate at the edge of his property.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fenced
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Wedged between rolling frontcountry foothills and the towering peaks of the Canadian Rockies, Kananaskis is a patchwork of parks and protected areas spanning more than 1,500 square miles of mountain wilderness west of Calgary.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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The shelter provided by walls, fencing, and other trees and shrubs serves as a windbreak and keeps new plantings more protected.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Nov. 2025
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Just hours before the filing was submitted, Bovino defended his agency’s conduct in an interview with CBS News.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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United defended in an aggressive middle block similar to Crystal Palace in September.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Attempting to block out everything off the court and focusing on basketball seems to be a strategy filtering down from Splitter who remained guarded in his press conference after the game when asked about Billups.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Quan additionally recalled how the Inferno ship was kept secret from the cast and that the door to the set was guarded by security so the actors couldn’t sneak in.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Until now, people have largely been shielded from those increases by the enhanced premium tax subsidies that nearly all enrollees receive.—
Michelle Andrews,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
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Other critics say the family has shielded Andrew over the years, and pressure for some sort of accountability needs to continue.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Trott and Lufkin safeguarded the middle with six and three blocks, respectively, while Payton Patrick rejected four shots.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Oct. 2025
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The caves and their stories are safeguarded by the descendants of Dill, who continue to own and operate Meramec Caverns.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Fenced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fenced. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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