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fenced in

ADJECTIVE
surrounded
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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As well as being fenced in, dozens of concrete blocks were laid on the access road leading to the car park, off Cavendish Road in Matlock, after it was put on the market.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

It is fenced in and gilded, with literal gold.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Mr. Simon’s record was also one of the first to grasp the mid-’70s ennui of a generation fenced in by marital responsibilities and yearning for its earlier, wilder self.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025

Or, given their long lifespans, they might be stuck, fenced in by human-made structures that were erected after their arrival and before they were ready for their pilgrimage back to the Pacific.

From National Geographic ● Feb. 9, 2024

The field, overgrown with wildflowers and the occasional tree sapling, was nonetheless fenced in by an interweaving series of chopped logs.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green




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