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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Construction equipment and safety barriers litter the block.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
For Chinese manufacturers contending with weaker demand at home and new trade barriers in the West, the market for halal goods offers an attractive source of growth.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
These scaffolds act as protective barriers during healing, keeping soft tissue from interfering with the damaged area while giving new bone space to grow.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
Project manager, Jane Birch, has been working on more solutions to restore the habitats, like planting hedgerows and making barriers out of wood that trap debris.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Young women, this is what this mentorship program is about. We will have fun, yes. But we will also discuss some of the distractions and barriers to success and hopefully gain strategies for overcoming them.”
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
