walls (off)

present tense third-person singular of wall (off)
as in blocks (off)
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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  • The Wolverines signed two other top-50 prospects in forwards Quinn Costello and Lincoln Cosby, plus guards Joseph Hartman and Malachi Brown and center Marcus Moller, a 7-foot-3 prospect from Denmark.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • Trailing 104-97, Knicks guards Jose Alvarado and Brunson answered with back-to-back 3s, cutting the score to 104-103.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 11 June 2026
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“Walls (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walls%20%28off%29. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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