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adjective

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as in blockaded

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verb

past tense of barricade
as in guarded
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
Adjective
Parliament buildings remained barricaded and businesses were closed. — ABC News, 25 June 2026 Within minutes, crowds filled the barricaded viewing areas as Madonna played a brief set largely from her forthcoming album. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Verb
By the time deputies arrived, the suspect had barricaded himself inside his home, authorities said. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 More law enforcement responded to the scene, and members of the Elko County SWAT team issued verbal commands to Pedersen, who was barricaded in a bedroom, the sheriff's office said. — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for barricaded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barricaded
  1. blockaded
  2. guarded
Adjective
  • Prices have continued to decline since both sides signed an interim peace deal that agreed to reopen the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, which is used to transport around 20% of the world’s oil.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Also Sunday, six people, including Bolivian Air Force officers, were killed in the crash of a light aircraft that had been conducting aerial patrols over a blockaded highway.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 June 2026
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  • That could come in handy for Andrews compared with Graham, who has been mostly guarded throughout the Republican primary races.
    — Terry Collins, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The location of the family’s new home and the children’s school are being closely guarded.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
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“Barricaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barricaded. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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