as in wall
a physical object that blocks the way
there was a big barrier plastered with signs saying "Keep Out" around the trash compactor
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Recent Examples of barrier
For so many immigrant New Yorkers — representing every borough across the city — delivery work offers a low barrier way to make ends meet.
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Husein Yatabarry, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
The plan would require him to lease a chunk of underwater land from the state where the barrier would be built, rising 18 inches out of the water.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2024
The measure, included in the massive National Defense Authorization Act, allows for the sale or donation of the items to states on the southern border, providing they are used to refurbish existing barriers, not install new ones.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
Committee members told ProPublica that the explicit mention in the records indicated the law created a barrier to care.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2024
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Husein Yatabarry, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
The plan would require him to lease a chunk of underwater land from the state where the barrier would be built, rising 18 inches out of the water.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2024
The measure, included in the massive National Defense Authorization Act, allows for the sale or donation of the items to states on the southern border, providing they are used to refurbish existing barriers, not install new ones.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
Committee members told ProPublica that the explicit mention in the records indicated the law created a barrier to care.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrier
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One deputy appeared to grab the inmate from behind and slam him headfirst into the wall, without a clear provocation.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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Trump’s border wall A great deal of border wall fencing existed prior to Trump’s first presidency: Approximately 654 miles of various types of fencing separated the U.S. from Mexico before Trump took office, according to a report published by the Government Accountability Office in 2017.Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
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Mohammadi, 52, made the most of her freedom, finally speaking (and singing) to the Nobel committee, giving interviews, posting on social media from the fence at Zanjan Central Prison—and reaching out, through PEN America, to Atwood.Karl Vick, TIME, 24 Dec. 2024
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Crews completed repairs to the wall this week by replacing 70 feet of concrete and installing a new fence on top of the wall to protect it from vandalism.Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
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What To Know Photos and videos from the morning clash captured chaotic scenes as KMT lawmakers attempted to dismantle chair barricades or climb over a ledge leading to the speaker's area.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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But there is none of the urgency to rush the barricades or join the political resistance that followed the 2016 election.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Here are steps that can help ensure a smooth integration process, addressing potential obstacles and strategies to overcome them: 1.Brian Moroney, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Another political obstacle: The fossil-fuel industry has turned natural gas into a culture-war issue by bombarding Americans with the message that woke liberals are coming to take away their gas stoves and gas drilling jobs.Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Barrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrier. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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