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as in guarded
to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point
the militant protestors blockaded the whole area around city hall
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as in besieged
to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication
blockaded the city until it surrendered
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Recent Examples of blockaded
Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
Military vehicles and local and state police blockaded the route into the town center.
—Jessica Pishko, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
Gaza was already impoverished, overcrowded and largely inescapable, blockaded by Israel and Egypt for 17 years.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
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Just a few months prior, Blackbeard and his small pirate flotilla had blockaded Charleston, South Carolina, for close to a week.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
Military vehicles and local and state police blockaded the route into the town center.
—Jessica Pishko, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
Gaza was already impoverished, overcrowded and largely inescapable, blockaded by Israel and Egypt for 17 years.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockaded
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Weiner, 61, is guarded about his own life.J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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Foxx is known to be guarded about his private life and hasn’t yet publicly disclosed what caused his hospitalization.Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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Since then, Putin has sought instead to rally the public to the defense of a motherland besieged by the perfidious and cunning West.Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Indeed, at a time when tropical forests and grasslands are besieged by farming, mining, and other threats, birdwatching tourism offers a real incentive to keep ecosystems intact.Benji Jones, Vox, 4 Dec. 2024
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Other barricaded portions of the route include Columbus Circle itself, the performance area in front of Macy’s Herald Square on 34th St. and Sixth Ave.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Police determined the call was for a barricaded suspect with a hostage.Fernanda Figueroa, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Feb. 2024
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Popular on Variety However, much like Qatar — which hosted the World Cup in 2022 — FIFA’s decision has already been attacked by human rights groups.Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Others, however, argued that Neely had not physically attacked anyone, and that Penny should not have held him in a prolonged chokehold.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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It’s expected to carry over 250,000 passengers per day, removing nearly 60,000 cars from the congested streets, according to the Guardian.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, the Active Serum is a powerhouse blend of salicylic acid, glycolic acid, phytic acid, and a mixture of botanical extracts to penetrate deep into congested pores and target acne.Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Blockaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockaded. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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