as in guarding
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 barricading
He was arrested after barricading himself inside the apartment and a subsequent struggle with police.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Levine recalled barricading for two hours on Saturday before a SWAT team came and cleared the floor.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
The cacophony of gunfire that hit the three victims and shattered a glass railing overlooking the ground floor sent hundreds of shoppers fleeing into nearby stores, squeezing into tiny storage rooms and barricading themselves with cardboard boxes full of merchandise.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Garcia again rammed officers’ cars and sped off before fleeing on foot and barricading himself inside his apartment, ICE said.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
In one viral clip, security staff are seen locking and barricading the doors as agents are seen on the sidewalk, outside the doors.
—James Factora, Them., 20 Oct. 2025
Candace though would be barricading the doors and windows.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
All around them, students began the reflexive process of barricading themselves indoors with trash bins, chairs and even a table, as seen below– likely the only resources available to them.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
Jamie Simpson of Covington was sentenced in March to 60 years in prison for holding his wife captive and torturing her for hours before barricading himself inside her home in a lengthy standoff with police.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barricading
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Near the airport, some confrontations erupted on Thursday and Friday between smaller groups of protesters and agents guarding the federal building used as a base for the Twin Cities crackdown.—
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Near the airport, some confrontations erupted Thursday and Friday between smaller groups of protesters and officers guarding the federal building used as a base for the Twin Cities crackdown.—
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Witnesses report that other vehicles besides Good's were blockading unmarked immigration agent vehicles with their emergency LED lights activated.—
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But others describe the reality of the early weeks, where discussion was completely hampered by Israel's insistence on fully blockading aid into Gaza.—
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“Barricading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barricading. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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