barricaded
adjective
bar·ri·cad·ed
ˈber-ə-ˌkā-dəd 
ˈba-rə-;
ˌber-ə-ˈkā-,
ˌba-rə-
: protected or blocked by a barricade
a barricaded building
a barricaded street/door
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Pelosi's staff hides in a barricaded conference room for hours as rioters trash her office suite.
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Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Drones have also been used by the LASD in at least 45 high-risk tactical operations, including 13 incidents involving barricaded suspects.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
The Justice Department report cited widespread failures, naming the former Uvalde school district police chief, Pete Arredondo, for not treating the gunman as an active shooter instead of a barricaded subject.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Jan. 2024
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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Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Drones have also been used by the LASD in at least 45 high-risk tactical operations, including 13 incidents involving barricaded suspects.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
The Justice Department report cited widespread failures, naming the former Uvalde school district police chief, Pete Arredondo, for not treating the gunman as an active shooter instead of a barricaded subject.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Jan. 2024
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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“Barricaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barricaded. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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