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barricade

[bar-i-keyd, bar-i-keyd] / ˈbær ɪˌkeɪd, ˌbær ɪˈkeɪd /


VERB
block, usually to protect
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Other speakers at the memorial service include Alan Levy, who helped barricade the doors against the attacker, and Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Sir Stephen Watson.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

Brooks has described applying for compensation as torturous, a barricade that is constantly preventing him from being able to move forward.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

After a day of largely peaceful demonstrations on Saturday, including a counter-protest in support of ICE, some protesters attempted to breach a police barricade, prompting police to use tear gas.

From Barron's May 31, 2026

“That’s when we put the barricade to stop him from being moved,” Pillay recalled.

From Slate May 29, 2026

The barricade is made up of all the junk pulled from every neighborhood garage.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

So naturally the party leadership seems prepared to go to the barricades to defend it.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

And if so, will all the barricades return?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

The city described the barricades through the language of safety as well.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Volunteers stretched blue tarpaulins over small groups as chants continued and soaked demonstrators waited for news from the police barricades.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

I had to escape the maze to recover it, but I couldn’t find the way out, and Dad was pursuing me, sealing the exits with sacks of grain stacked into barricades.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

On Sunday, access to the airbase at the airport, where the mutineers had barricaded themselves in, and to the presidency, was once again open, residents said.

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

On Sunday morning, access to the airbase at the airport, where the mutineers had barricaded themselves in, and to the presidency, were open again, residents said.

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

The special enforcement bureau, which handles high-risk tactical operations like barricaded suspects and hostage situations, has been at the center of several recent controversies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Subway exits were also barricaded and mobile internet was jammed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Izzy found the whole thing unspeakably idiotic and barricaded herself upstairs, practicing her violin.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

On Monday, authorities closed schools and colleges for two days and imposed restrictions on public movement by barricading many arterial roads.

From Barron's Mar. 2, 2026

When officers arrived, they detained one suspect immediately, but the second suspect was inside the manhole and refused to come out, barricading himself, said Officer Tony Im, a spokesperson for the Police Department.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 27, 2026

Rabbi Walker was one of the men who, like Mr Daulby, had been barricading the doors to stop Al-Shamie getting in before police shot the attacker dead.

From BBC Jan. 27, 2026

Police believe the woman barricading herself is a missing Maryland woman found Tuesday morning.

From Washington Times Mar. 29, 2023

“Voldemort’s on his way, they’re barricading the school—Snape’s run for it—What are you doing here? How did you know?”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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