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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
Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
Campus protests Police arrest 47 at UC Irvine after sweeping protest camp, clearing barricaded building.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
Nathaniel Percy, Orange County Register, 16 Oct. 2024
Just a few weeks before Election Day, the Missouri case and other court challenges have barricaded several avenues for student loan relief President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris touted earlier this year.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
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In fact, a Trump supporter, Ashli Babbitt, was fatally shot by police while trying to climb through the broken window of a barricaded Capitol doorway.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
Campus protests Police arrest 47 at UC Irvine after sweeping protest camp, clearing barricaded building.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
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The confrontation between protesters and police was sparked after the crowd swelled to 500 people or so on the afternoon of May 15, and a small group barricaded themselves inside the Physical Sciences Lecture Hall, adjacent to an encampment.
—Nathaniel Percy, Orange County Register, 16 Oct. 2024
Just a few weeks before Election Day, the Missouri case and other court challenges have barricaded several avenues for student loan relief President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris touted earlier this year.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Barricaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barricaded. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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