barracked

verb

past tense of barrack
1
as in harassed

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2
as in billeted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barracked
  1. harassed
  2. camped
  3. taunted
  4. housed
  5. heckled
  6. quartered
  7. ragged
  8. roomed
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  • Instead of glitz and glamour, her reporting revealed a world of misogyny and exploitation, where women were frequently underpaid, objectified, violated and harassed.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Their landlord was also reviewing whether to continue to rent the space to them after being harassed.
    — KANIS LEUNG, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of harassed
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  • Hundreds of residents returned to the streets the following day, marching toward the Trampolín and Benítez beach areas where migrants were camped and repeating the same chant, according to EFE.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The mutineers remained camped at the military base within the airport complex for several hours, resisting efforts from loyalist forces, until Russia’s Africa Corps intervened with ground and aerial support, several analysts said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of camped
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  • The rivalry between the two stars dates back to the 2023 NCAA women’s national championship game, when Reese's LSU Tigers defeated Clark's Iowa Hawkeyes and Reese famously, and without class, taunted Clark in the closing moments.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The older Green Lantern taunted the alien so much, that the creature detonated itself, blowing a hole into the side of the jail.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026
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  • The Foscarini Signature Suite (which housed the Doge) is approximately 966 square feet and also offers Grand Canal views.
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Off-grid residents blur the line between housed and homeless, as county officials juggle lax enforcement, environmental damage, real estate scams and calls to legalize basic services such as addresses and trash pickup.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • England players, especially Jardine, were constantly booed and heckled.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
  • These remarks come after HeatWorld reported that the sisters have been concerned about their safety, with tensions rising after Eugenie was recently heckled by a man making comments about her father in March.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 July 2026
Definition of heckled
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  • The biggest games, the greatest stages, have been quartered off by a velvet rope.
    — Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 13 June 2026
  • This side of deeply roasted, tender sweet potatoes comes quartered and seasoned with GK’s take on togarashi.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of quartered
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  • On that night in March, to the surprise of nobody, Arsenal ran their mid-table Premier League hosts ragged, beating them 5-1, with Henry and Freddie Ljungberg scoring twice, and Kolo Toure netting the other.
    — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of ragged
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  • His father also roomed with Smart.
    — Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 12 June 2026
  • Sat next to each other on the bus, roomed together.
    — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
Definition of roomed
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“Barracked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barracked. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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