Synonyms for fencing
ˈfɛn sɪŋfenc·ing

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1. fence, fencingnoun

   a barrier that serves to enclose an area

   Synonyms:
   fence, fencing material

2. fencing material, fencingnoun

   material for building fences

   Synonyms:
   fence, fencing material

3. fencingnoun

   the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)

   Synonyms:
   fence, fencing material

Matched Categories

1. • Barrier
   • Building Material
   • Fight
   • Play

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1. fencingnoun

   Synonyms:
   manual defence (with small swords or foils)

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1. fencingnoun

   Synonyms:
   swordsmanship, gladiature, swordplay, gladiatorism

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1. List of paraphrases for "fencing":

   fences, fence, swordsman, closing, closure

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1. Lyon County Sheriff Al McNeil:

   I've had public safety concerns over the years because there is no fencing to keep them on the property, they break into my citizens' homes and steal keys and steal cars. My community is at its wits' end right now.

2. Hakeem Jeffries:

   We are willing to support fencing where it makes sense, but it should be done in an evidence-based fashion.

3. British Prime Minister David Cameron:

   We are also adding fencing around the entrance to the tunnel in Coquelles.

4. Russell McMurry:

   Obviously, what we know now, if we knew then, we would not have the material stored in the fashion that it was stored, the gating and the fencing was really to keep the material from being stolen or removed from the area.

5. Alexander Massialas:

   Across the board, this is one of the strongest American fencing teams -- if not the strongest -- in modern history.