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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
bought a block of stocks
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2
as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
constant bickering that is only a block to the completion of the project
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3
as in head
slang
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth
threatened to knock the block off the jerk next door if he didn't can the noise
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as in confederacy
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
a block of oil-producing nations
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as in to fill
to close up so that no empty spaces remain
block up the opening in the wall where a window once was
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as in to obstruct
to prevent passage through by filling with something
one of the patient's arteries was so blocked with fatty deposits that blood flow had been reduced to a trickle
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Recent Examples of block
Michael McGough 5, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2025
Officers responded just after 5 a.m. to the 100 block of North Bellaire Avenue on a reported shooting.
—Kansas City Star, 5 July 2025
Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2025
Hormone therapy can block the production of testosterone to slow a cancer’s growth.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 6 July 2025
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Noun
Officers responded to the reported stabbing in the 2700 block of Rio Linda Boulevard just before 1 a.m., Sacramento Police Department spokesman Officer Anthony Gamble said.
—Michael McGough 5, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2025
Officers responded just after 5 a.m. to the 100 block of North Bellaire Avenue on a reported shooting.
—Kansas City Star, 5 July 2025
Verb
At the agency, Trainor has muscled support to block Democrats from weaponizing the FEC against Trump and Republicans.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2025
Hormone therapy can block the production of testosterone to slow a cancer’s growth.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for block
Noun
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If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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Prune hydrangeas to remove old flower clusters and reshape plants when the blossoms fade 52.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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These shifts signal a recognition that regulation is not an obstacle to progress but a critical enabler of responsible, adaptive innovation - especially when physically embedded in place.—
Kath Mackay,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Opposition within the medical field is also an obstacle.—
Megan Myscofski,
NPR,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.—
John Roach,
NOLA.com,
19 July 2017
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.—
J. Harry Jones,
Ramona Sentinel,
19 July 2017
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Flip tortillas; scatter 2 tablespoons of the cheese over one half of toasted side.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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The matching bottoms are typically low-rise with side tie closures.—
Arancha Gamo,
Glamour,
5 July 2025
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Americans are divided on that topic, with 55% saying historical figures that supported the confederacy and racial segregation should not be memorialized in a June 2024 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Men were the representatives of their clans and nations in the Haudenosaunee council, which made decisions for the confederacy as a whole.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Nov. 2024
Verb
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On a scouting trip several years ago, my mask kept filling with water.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
5 July 2025
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To keep the potting mix damp, set the pots in a kiddie pool filled with a few inches of water.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
Verb
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Keep clear of puddles - Driving through puddles or low rainwater areas can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
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Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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That’s because any attempt to intercept or measure quantum data alters its state, alerting the sender and receiver instantly.—
David DeWalt,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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He’s also used emergency orders to spend money on flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard and California, and to intercept migrants trying to come ashore in the Florida Keys.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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“Block.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/block. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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