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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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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Along Northeast 59th Terrace, in front of the Little Haiti Cultural Complex, a stage was set up that boomed with Haitian music, and food stalls dotted the barricaded road serving fresh cuisine, like griot and pâté lambi, from local restaurants and home kitchens.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
In 2022, two officers shot and killed a 42-year-old Caldwell resident who barricaded himself inside a home with a child after police identified him as the suspect in a domestic violence investigation, according to prior reporting.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2025
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Ashli Babbitt, an Air Force veteran, was fatally shot by police during the event, while trying to climb through a barricaded door to enter the Speaker's Lobby on January 6.
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The suspect briefly barricaded himself inside a bedroom before deputies were able to breach the door and make contact, the department said.
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guarded
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Johnson quickly raced up the court and didn’t hesitate to attack the basket, knocking down a tough runner in the lane while closely guarded.—
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Neither player is a prolific shot-maker from long range, but Green’s dwindling speed advantage is further lessened when he is guarded by power forwards rather than centers on dribble handoffs.—
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“Barricaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barricaded. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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