barrier
noun
anything built or serving to bar passage, as a railing, fence, or the like.
barriers
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pluralof barrier.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The advance, reported in Nature, addresses one of the most significant barriers in quantum materials research.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Working under the bridge's blue lights, dozens of Taiwanese army combat engineers assisted by cranes and trucks set up layers of concrete and steel barriers, barbed wire and Hesco walls along the nearly one-kilometre-long bridge.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Weight management is a deeply personal health journey, and too many people face barriers before they start treatment,” said Sid Tenneti, interim president of CVS’ pharmacy and consumer wellness segment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The charity said the initiative an new equipment would "improve access to breastfeeding support, remove financial barriers for families, and help mothers across the island continue breastfeeding for longer if they choose to do so".
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The differences between those trajectories were stamped by continental differences in domesticable plants and animals, germs, times of settlement, orientation of continental axes, and ecological barriers.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
