walled

verb

past tense of wall
1
as in surrounded

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2
as in preserved

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walled
  1. surrounded
  2. preserved
  3. circumscribed
  4. buffered
  5. enclosed
  6. conserved
  7. closed in
  8. encircled
Verb
  • And last year, two littermate kittens were hit a few hundred feet apart on a busy street surrounded by Naples subdivisions.
    — Max Chesnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Lorraine Eiler stood in the blazing August sun, surrounded by reporters, to offer a warning.
    — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of surrounded
Verb
  • Today, More than 800 boxes of his archives are preserved at the Briscoe Center at the University of Texas.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Breiter is already scouting other ghost signs in the neighborhood that could be preserved.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of preserved
Verb
  • But as an American of Chinese heritage, her travel was circumscribed by the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882-1943).
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In the course of the film, Hargitay reevaluates her mom, forming a fuller picture of how Mansfield’s career choices were circumscribed by the egregious sexism of the 1950s and ‘60s.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of circumscribed
Verb
  • The outcome also preserved the status quo in Kansas City, with Cleaver again heading to Washington buffered by two Republican districts.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Thanks to the coffered and baffled wood ceilings, noise levels are buffered and kept to a pleasant rumble.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of buffered
Verb
  • Humanoid learns factory Gallop’s initial assignment involves packing 15 different motherboard accessories, many of which are small, thin, and enclosed in transparent plastic bags.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The main entertaining rooms had retained their original character, while the entrance and stair hall were dark and enclosed.
    — Lucas Oliver Mill, Architectural Digest, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of enclosed
Verb
  • Biologists know the lands on which panthers prefer to roam, and there’s been proven success when that land is conserved and connected.
    — Max Chesnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
  • As such, if the clouds manage to pull on each other and spiral into one another, the initial spiraling motion is conserved into the final rotation of the merged cloud, under the law of conservation of angular momentum.
    — Edwin Alexani, The Conversation, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of conserved
Verb
  • The fast-casual restaurant closed in 2018, with nothing to replace it until now.
    — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The center closed in May after Charlotte City Council and the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization withdrew support for the I-77 South project.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of closed in
Verb
  • Instead, the Houthis resumed fighting stronger than ever, launching a blistering offensive that seized the entire Red Sea coast, encircled Yemen’s third city of Taiz, and positioned themselves to threaten the anti-Houthi capital of Aden.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Al-Mughayyir, a town of 3,000 increasingly encircled by Israeli settlements, is about seven miles from Deir Jarir — the trip can take over an hour due to military checkpoints.
    — Suheir Hashimeh, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of encircled
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“Walled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walled. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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