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Recent Examples of blockage
There are alignments of anemia with some of the early modern symptoms of green sickness—though very few people today are likely to think anemia is caused by a blockage of bodily humors curable by intercourse.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 Sep. 2025
Study 2 In this study, an extension of the first, the research team studied how T cells behave during chronic infections and during checkpoint blockage therapy.
—New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
An autopsy report later revealed that the singer-songwriter died of sequelae of small bowel obstruction, an intestinal blockage.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Signal blockage also significantly undermines positioning accuracy.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 Sep. 2025
Study 2 In this study, an extension of the first, the research team studied how T cells behave during chronic infections and during checkpoint blockage therapy.
—New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
An autopsy report later revealed that the singer-songwriter died of sequelae of small bowel obstruction, an intestinal blockage.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Signal blockage also significantly undermines positioning accuracy.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockage
Noun
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As the balance grew, the payment portal became its own barrier.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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This soap never strips the skin of moisture, leaving your face and body perfectly cleansed and your skin barrier stronger than before.—
Olivia Rose Rushing,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Most Gazans who had come of age or graduated from university in 2006 when Israel’s blockade was imposed were in 2023 reaching the second half of their thirties without ever having had a job, despite their impressive educational achievements.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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China has also ramped up military pressure on the island, including near-daily flights across the midline of the Taiwan Strait and large-scale exercises simulating a blockade.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In the aftermath, hundreds of rioters were charged with federal crimes, including assault, seditious conspiracy and obstruction of an official proceeding.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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William DeFoor was identified as the suspect, and jail records show he was booked Monday on charges of vandalism, obstruction of official business, criminal damaging or endangering, and criminal trespass.—
Stephen Sorace , Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Use Natural Materials A natural stone wall-mount sink in a bathroom highlights the use of earthy materials.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
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The property was built on the site of an old steam locomotive roundhouse, and the original semi-circular stone wall runs through the new building.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Roberts court, unusually obsessed with the Supreme Court’s public reputation and appearance of political interference, might consider such a ruling a way to balance limiting executive power without tanking the broader economy.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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As well as visibility of the northern lights, strong geomagnetic storms can also cause problems with technology, such as fluctations in the power grid and interference with satellites, which can affect GPS.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Joint pain that turns stairs into obstacles.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
6 Jan. 2026
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One other obstacle the White House will need to contend with, Hochstein said, is blowback from Gulf countries and from China.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Barclays analyst Terry Ma said PennyMac and UWM offer the best risk and reward for investors in the sector, highlighting Rocket's relatively high multiple as an impediment.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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Supporters argue that the second election serves only as an impediment to contract negotiations and union organizing.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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Most of those seeds require some bit of cold weather exposure or other mitigating factor to overcome the inhibition and set the stage for a more sensible spring germination.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
21 Nov. 2025
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The key is to relax, let go of your inhibitions, and just have fun.—
Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Blockage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockage. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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