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Recent Examples of blockage
Many oil tankers are stuck outside the Strait of Hormuz off Iran’s coast, and the blockage has sent Brent crude’s price to nearly $120 per barrel at times.
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Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The bill also makes anyone who blocks streets, such as protesters, able to be held civilly liable in court for damages caused as a result of the blockage.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Magnets can get attached to each other in the intestine, causing a blockage.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
The blockage of the Strait of Hormuz has sent oil costs skyrocketing.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
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Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The bill also makes anyone who blocks streets, such as protesters, able to be held civilly liable in court for damages caused as a result of the blockage.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Magnets can get attached to each other in the intestine, causing a blockage.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
The blockage of the Strait of Hormuz has sent oil costs skyrocketing.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockage
Noun
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The officers are not seen physically restraining her, but appear to form a barrier between the crowd and ICE agents.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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For students who cannot pursue these degrees without adequate financial aid, this policy will create barriers to entering the field.—
Kaelyn Lara,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Eisenstadt says a sea blockade against ships carrying Iranian oil would be a safer strategy and achieve the same goal of controlling most of Iran's oil industry.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Along with the Strait of Hormuz, currently under a de-facto Iranian blockade, the two narrow waterways are the primary routes used by the Middle East's energy producers to get their products to the vast markets in Asia and beyond.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Dozens of participants were later charged with misdemeanor offenses related to unlawful assembly and obstruction, with many ultimately placed into diversion programs requiring community service.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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The bill now requires the NYPD to form a plan for how to address and limit obstruction, intimidation and physical injury.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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After being shot, King drove a short distance before crashing into a stone wall.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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The upper portion of the Rim Rock Trail meanders past remains of an ancient stone wall built by Native Americans, while the lower trail takes hikers by Ox-Lot Cave, a natural overhang that reportedly served as a stop on the Underground Railroad.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP) they were tested against fast-moving aerial targets under heavy electromagnetic interference, a scenario aimed to mimic modern electronic warfare environments.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Dear Member Owners, Joe Holtz’s abuse of authority in using the Coop’s mailing list to send a message to each of us about how to vote in the upcoming election is straight-up election interference.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The robot can respond to voice commands and is programmed to keep safe distances from people and obstacles.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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The 21st century’s obstacles for young men—as seen in deaths of despair and lagging employment—have been amply publicized both by credible journalists and by charlatans such as Fuentes.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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Technology that initially seemed like an asset may in fact be an impediment.—
Rachel Swan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Mar. 2026
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There was no foreseeable impediment to our messy but functional republic.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Each spring, otherwise reasonable home cooks lose all inhibitions at the first sight of ramps at the farmers market.—
Kelly Vaughan,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Metallica plays on the stereo while Garcia and Huerta operate like two rock stars with no inhibitions in the kitchen.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Blockage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockage. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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