cordoned (off)

past tense of cordon (off)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cordoned (off)
Verb
  • The hotel, just south of the Bayshore Mall in Glendale, closed in mid July after its lodging license was revoked.
    Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Gruber noted that five elementary schools in his area have closed in the past nine years.
    Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In the course of the film, Hargitay reevaluates her mom, forming a fuller picture of how Mansfield’s career choices were circumscribed by the egregious sexism of the 1950s and ‘60s.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Representatives from hostile states like Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea are circumscribed in their movements, typically limited to a small radius around their official posts—an embassy, a consulate, a permanent mission to the UN.
    Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • After bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Will Hichem stay clean, on the right track when he’s surrounded by people involved in illicit deal-making?
    Annika Pham, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
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“Cordoned (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cordoned%20%28off%29. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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