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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How to use fencing in a sentence?

1. Prime Minister David Cameron:

   There is also more work being done in terms of installing fencing not just around the port at Calais but also around the Eurostar and Eurotunnel entrance.

2. Mark Kelly:

   This is a step forward and I ’ll keep working to ensure that Arizona has the tools needed for a secure and orderly process at the border including fencing and barriers where they make sense.

3. Donald Trump:

   We need Democrat votes to have a wall, now, if we don't get it, will I get it done another way ? I might get it done another way. There are other potential ways that I can do it. You saw what we did with the military, with the barbed wire and the fencing, and various other things.

4. Douglas Brooks:

   The students were academic and fencing stars. Coach Brand did nothing wrong in connection with their admission to Harvard. He looks forward to the truth coming out in court.

5. 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.