walling (off)

verb

present participle of wall (off)
as in guarding
to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point big orange barrels walled off the highway exit

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guarding
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  • World Liberty is celebrating the major milestone, while critics worry this is a new wrinkle on the classic case of the fox guarding the henhouse that will give corporations and foreign actors a new way to stealthily curry favor with the White House.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The 25-year-old center ended up playing 18 minutes, scoring three points on free throws and grabbing three rebounds but doing a solid job of guarding the towering Cardoso.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
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“Walling (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walling%20%28off%29. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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