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to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point
the city barricaded the flooded streets to through traffic
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Recent Examples of barricaded
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
But this one’s real — or real enough, judging by the barricaded doors of the empty egg cooler at Costco.
—Jeff Burkhart, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Latoya Gayle, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Investigators found that the front door of the house was barricaded.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
As the two competitors came back toward the ring, Reigns jumped over the barricaded and clobbered both men.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
But this one’s real — or real enough, judging by the barricaded doors of the empty egg cooler at Costco.
—Jeff Burkhart, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
The front door was barricaded shut with no other occupants inside, authorities reported.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Investigators found that the front door of the house was barricaded.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barricaded
guarded
Verb
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The 23-year-old has guarded big men aplenty all season.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Major League Baseball franchises are guarded in so many ways.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Barricaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barricaded. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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