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block off

VERB
enclose
Synonyms
STRONGEST
encase encircle encompass hem in insert wrap
STRONG
blockade bound cage circle circumscribe confine corral cover enfold enshroud environ fence hedge imbue immure implant impound imprison include induct intern jail limit mew pen restrict veil
WEAK
box up close in coop fence off lock in lock up mure set apart shut in wall in
Antonyms
STRONG
exclude face free let go liberate meet reject release reveal set free
WEAK
unloose
VERB
isolate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
confine detach disconnect disengage divide insulate remove segregate separate sequester
STRONG
abstract divorce part quarantine seclude sever sunder
WEAK
close off island keep apart
Antonyms
STRONGEST
attach combine connect couple desegregate gather join link unite
WEAK
include incorporate integrate mingle
VERB
mew
Synonyms
STRONG
blockade bound cage circle circumscribe confine coop corral cover encase encircle encompass enfold enshroud environ fence hedge imbue immure implant impound imprison include induct insert intern jail limit pen restrict veil wall wrap
WEAK
box up close in fence off hem in lock in lock up mure set apart shut in shut up wall in
Antonyms
STRONG
exclude face free let go liberate meet reject release reveal set free take out uncover unwrap
VERB
quarantine
Synonyms
STRONGEST
sequester
STRONG
confine cordon detach insulate remove restrict seclude segregate separate
WEAK
close off keep apart seal off
Antonyms
STRONG
combine desegregate free join let go release unite

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To make this most effective, you have to block off your calendar so nobody can book meetings on Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026

Mr Hitchings then used some nearby cones to block off the road while attempting to get a response from Ms Martynova.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2025

Some offer sanctuary from the public eye; others, a carefully curated network designed to block off access.

From Salon ● May 30, 2025

"Normally, microglia are looking for things like viruses or injury and secreting substances that block off the damage," she said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2024

“Maybe we could build something to block off that corridor.”

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

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