fencing 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of fencingnext
as in encircling

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verb

present participle of fence
as in protecting
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 fencing
Verb
Police set up fencing to establish protest areas and separate the groups. — Daniella Silva, NBC news, 30 May 2026 The pandemic shutdown prompted her to revisit fencing after having tried it as a youth. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 May 2026 Bury an additional foot of fencing below the surface to discourage burrowing. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 24 June 2026 As fencing scales at Trinity College, the school will continue to invest in its other sports, including its dynastic squash program. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 28 May 2026 Ahead of final completion of the homes, Lennar is expected to install utilities, paving, streets, fencing and landscaping, along with construction of residences, planning files show. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 Later this month, the Miami City Commission will consider a proposal to launch a one-year pilot program to allow advertisements on fencing at construction sites within the urban core that have active building permits. — Tess Riski july 1, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026 Board President Tom Olsen said the area's significance came to light after an archeological study was completed last year, when the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board voted to install fencing around the dog park area. — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 17 June 2026 It is now surrounded by fencing and ominous signs that read DANGER EXPLOSIVES and show a bomb being detonated. — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fencing
  1. surrounding
  2. protecting
  3. connecting
  4. defending
  5. embracing
  6. shielding
  7. attached
  8. guarding
Adjective
  • The system, which serves 100,000 residents in Iowa City and its surrounding, mostly rural communities, typifies the challenges most libraries face.
    — Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 18 May 2026
  • Since then, the bustling market serves the surrounding and significant Latino community and others.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Definition of surrounding
Verb
  • On Wednesday, Mayor Mary Sheffield issued an executive order directing all departments and city employees to focus on protecting the public.
    — Julia Avant, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • Horror Remains a Safe Haven for Marginalized Storytellers For all the industry’s talk of protecting marginalized voices, two of the year’s most distinctive horror movies arrived with remarkably little fanfare.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026
Definition of protecting
Adjective
  • Znotins acknowledges that the airline makes prices for those non-connecting trips expensive to discourage non-connecting customers from booking them.
    — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Gateway is modified to first repair the old 1910 tunnel immediately and construct a more economical new tunnel (without expensive and unneeded bench walls and cross-connecting passageways) and link it directly into Penn Station.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
Definition of connecting
Verb
  • While San Francisco’s bullpen is struggling, Rogers is in the midst of another excellent season after signing a three-year, $37 million deal to join the defending American League champions.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • After the Times story was published, some Platner supporters pointed to Fifield’s political history when defending him against her claims.
    — Jake Tapper, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of defending
Adjective
  • The saints’ days are celebrated, the great days of history are celebrated, and they’re celebrated with this sort of enormous exuberance and deep investment that is somehow very, very touching, very embracing, and very inclusive.
    — Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Definition of embracing
Verb
  • The Los Angeles Police Department is shielding the identity of the officer who shot and killed a golden Saint Berdoodle last month in Canoga Park, citing threats to the officer’s life.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Georgia has launched a new program aimed at protecting survivors of family and domestic violence by shielding their addresses from abusers, Caleb Groves reports.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of shielding
Adjective
  • The legislation also clarified that e-bike riders need to follow regular traffic laws and sit only on the permanent, attached seat.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026
  • Dander, which are dead skin flakes, become attached to dog fur.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of attached
Verb
  • Police officers were seen by CNN guarding the cemetery entrance and more agents arrived throughout the day as work continued.
    — Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Diving for loose balls, boxing out, guarding whoever Steve Kerr told him to, and occasionally making a basket.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
Definition of guarding

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