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barricade

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


VERB
block, usually to protect
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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

Her neighbors put up a barricade to block the vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

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

From Slate • May 29, 2026

Every exterior wall of the steel-framed home is a foot-thick, fire-resistant barricade.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Beside them, a balding man with hunched shoulders clutched the wooden police barricade for balance, swaying with the jostling crowd.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon




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