as in encircling
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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
Doug George,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
One restaurant, Lunasia Signature, at Colorado and Lake, has been affected by fencing around its entrance, and cement work in front of its new building.
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Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
27 May 2026
The reports states that installing an in-ground pool can cost up to $67,000 with the additional pool fencing around $6,000.
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Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
26 May 2026
To prevent groundhogs, make your yard less inviting by securing trash, trimming brush, and fencing your garden.
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Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
23 May 2026
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Verb
The contract was reached after several years of controversy about the festival’s use of a city park and fencing off its footprint from the surrounding community.
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Doug George,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
One restaurant, Lunasia Signature, at Colorado and Lake, has been affected by fencing around its entrance, and cement work in front of its new building.
—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
27 May 2026
The reports states that installing an in-ground pool can cost up to $67,000 with the additional pool fencing around $6,000.
—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
26 May 2026
To prevent groundhogs, make your yard less inviting by securing trash, trimming brush, and fencing your garden.
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Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fencing
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The system, which serves 100,000 residents in Iowa City and its surrounding, mostly rural communities, typifies the challenges most libraries face.
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Since then, the bustling market serves the surrounding and significant Latino community and others.
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Martha Lopez-Anderson is executive director of Parent Heart Watch, a nonprofit based in Orlando that is dedicated to protecting children and young adults from sudden cardiac arrest and preventable sudden cardiac death by educating and advocating for change.
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Khalil trained a generation of volunteers in ecological conservation, protecting the Mediterranean coastline and the endangered sea turtles that travel hundreds of miles to return to the same beaches where they were hatched to lay their eggs.
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Znotins acknowledges that the airline makes prices for those non-connecting trips expensive to discourage non-connecting customers from booking them.
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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.
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The defending Western Conference champs pick up Quaintance, a defensive-minded bruiser with size and athleticism who projects to be a center or power forward on the next level.
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When the odds opened for the upcoming title fight, the defending champ was a -300 favorite over the +250 challenger.
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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.
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Comprehending a stock’s most significant risks is one aspect; shielding your investments from them is another.
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Not with these linen panels that Malek Barney recommends—the thicker fabric strikes that Goldilocks balance between privacy and natural light, letting sunlight gently filter through while still shielding your space from prying eyes.
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Underneath the mesh fabric, the speaker has a flat, plastic base with a physical mute switch on one side near the attached power cord.
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The beast screamed and flew away, pulling an attached anchor into the water.
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For the past few weeks, the Valkyries’ first-ever All-Star has been anchoring Golden State’s defense in critical moments, guarding opposing bigs and sacrificing offensive opportunities for the sake of scheme.
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Johnson said that he was left shackled to a bed at HCMC for five days, with federal agents guarding him and preventing him from contacting his family.
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“Fencing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fencing. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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