as in encircling
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as in protecting
to drive danger or attack away from
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Recent Examples of fencing
J.m. Banks
may 1, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Zoning commissioners raised concerns about fencing to prevent children from accessing the site.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
This Los Angeles property from The Home Consultant is broken up by a converted garage and driveway patio that mixes cinderblock walls on the patio side with fencing around the yard.
—Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
While some canvases feature just fencing and textile patterns, others incorporate hands and figures, sometimes in vulnerable moments.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
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Verb
At one point, city officials were working to keep the structure from collapsing, installing supports and fencing to hold it in place while long-term plans remained uncertain.
—J.m. Banks
may 1, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Zoning commissioners raised concerns about fencing to prevent children from accessing the site.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
This Los Angeles property from The Home Consultant is broken up by a converted garage and driveway patio that mixes cinderblock walls on the patio side with fencing around the yard.
—Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
While some canvases feature just fencing and textile patterns, others incorporate hands and figures, sometimes in vulnerable moments.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fencing
Verb
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Once the clearance dropped back toward the edge of the area, however, his focus immediately shifted from defending the cross to protecting the goal.—
Matt Pyzdrowski,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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Surveying the space they’re tasked with protecting, the two men grouse about the incessant noise of FedEx workers packing up storefronts on rolling large cardboard boxes toward the exits.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Since then, the bustling market serves the surrounding and significant Latino community and others.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Oklahoma City went 8-0 against LeBron James and the Lakers this season — and the defending champs are also 8-0 in these playoffs after back-to-back routs of Phoenix and Los Angeles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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And that is beat the Presidents’ Trophy winner and defending Stanley Cup champion in successive rounds as an eighth-seeded team.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Ever since, Netanyahu's ultra-Orthodox political partners have urged him to pass a new law shielding their community from the draft.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
12 May 2026
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Twenty-two people died there, many of them parents and grandparents who died shielding children from flying debris.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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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.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Let conversation improve the work instead of guarding it too tightly.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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The former South Carolina standout handled the ball well and showcased her ability to attack the rim when a slower defender was guarding her.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The commitment is aimed broadly at expanding education on forms of discrimination, supporting cross-community leaders who build trust and safeguarding free speech rights to lawful expression.—
James Pollard,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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However, thanks to the efforts of courageous youth advocates, there is hope in safeguarding youth health.—
Jad Abdel Nour,
Hartford Courant,
4 May 2026
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“Fencing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fencing. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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