barriers

noun

plural of barrier
as in fences
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 barriers Among the ideas are additional bike lanes and barriers to create a buffer between bicycles and cars. — James Taylor, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Tombo Banda, managing director of CrossBoundary Energy, said Chinese factories are producing more vehicle s than the domestic market can absorb while exports face mounting barriers. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 For people who have experienced discrimination or barriers within traditional medical institutions, avoiding a clinic may offer greater privacy, autonomy, or a sense of safety. — Jennifer Karlin, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026 The motion requires county’s Department of Mental Health to report back to the Board within 120 days on how to implement the pilot and note any barriers. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 11 Aug. 2026 The measure is intended to get ahead of Chinese manufacturers, who have dodged previous US trade barriers by shifting production between a litany of third countries. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026 The current administration's AI action plan directs agencies to remove barriers to adoption and OMB required an inventory of use cases. — Matt Ashburn, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Tracking fish passage through massive hydroelectric barriers relied on humans sitting behind observation glass to log entries by hand. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026 Farming’s aging workforce and barriers to entry Beyond land use, the institute’s report underscores challenges regarding the farming workforce. — Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barriers
  1. fences
  2. walls
  3. barricades
  4. obstacles
Noun
  • The edges of your lawn and garden provide the perfect habitat for these plants, while fences and retaining walls can give support to growing poison ivy vines.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The agency also suggested replacing combustible fences attached to the home with a noncombustible option.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of fences
Noun
  • Plywood shelves lined the walls, their planks bowed in the middle.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Attesting to his labor is an ovoid pavilion at the exhibition’s center recreating Brancusi’s studio, chock-a-block with his myriad tools and flanked by walls on both sides bearing letters, photographs, and archival items.
    — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of walls
Noun
  • Ahead of the weekend’s San Jose Jazz Summer Fest, city workers placed metal barricades and hazard signs around the perimeter to keep the public away from the unstable trees.
    — Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Some pushed against barricades and scuffled with police, who responded by firing tear gas rounds, using water cannon and beating them with batons, TV footage showed.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of barricades
Noun
  • If the state case does go forward after the likely appeals are exhausted, there are obstacles that could get in the way of a potential trial.
    — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
  • If trading partners try to mount further obstacles to Chinese exports, Beijing could turn to tools of economic coercion, such as restricted access to refined critical minerals, to compel other countries to keep their markets open.
    — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of obstacles

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