congested; congesting; congests
1
: to concentrate in a small or narrow space
2
: to cause an excessive accumulation especially of blood or mucus in (such as an organ or part)
3
: clog
traffic congested the highways
: to become congested
Examples of congest in a Sentence
the usual weekend traffic congested the region's highways
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And the team must be prepared if seaports are congested.
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Phillip Horton, New York Times, 16 May 2025
The Big Story After deadly crash, congested DC skies under scrutiny
The deadly crash this week between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger jet that killed 67 has raised questions about the increasingly congested air traffic in the nation’s capital.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 31 Jan. 2025
Topline Airports in Denver, Atlanta and Dallas were the trouble spots Tuesday, as thousands of flights were delayed due to pockets of bad weather—while chronically congested Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. was under yet another ground stop for several hours.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The location, near a busy intersection, was ultra-convenient but also congested.
—Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Phillip Horton, New York Times, 16 May 2025
The Big Story After deadly crash, congested DC skies under scrutiny
The deadly crash this week between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger jet that killed 67 has raised questions about the increasingly congested air traffic in the nation’s capital.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 31 Jan. 2025
Topline Airports in Denver, Atlanta and Dallas were the trouble spots Tuesday, as thousands of flights were delayed due to pockets of bad weather—while chronically congested Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. was under yet another ground stop for several hours.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The location, near a busy intersection, was ultra-convenient but also congested.
—Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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“Congest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congest. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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congest
verb
con·gest
kən-ˈjest 
1
: to cause an excessive accumulation especially of blood or mucus in (as an organ or body part)
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