wall off

verb

walled off; walling off; walls off
Synonyms of wall offnext
: to separate (something) from the area around it with a wall
The school walled off the playground from the parking lot.

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But these programs are disconnected and spread out across the state, creating a situation where students in one part of Connecticut may have access to opportunities that are walled off from students living elsewhere. — P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026 Tampa Bay took a 2-1 lead in the sixth when Caminero lined a double to the left-field wall off Daniel Espino (0-1), then broke open the game in a three-run seventh. — Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Some go into a dedicated region inside a large cloud provider, walled off and staffed locally. — Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Perdomo led off the frame and gave the Diamondbacks a 3-2 lead with a first-pitch drive over the right-field wall off Hunter Gaddis (1-3). — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wall off

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“Wall off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20off. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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