blockages

noun

plural of blockage
as in barriers

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  1. barriers
  2. obstructions
  3. blockades
  4. obstacles
  5. impediments
  6. constraints
  7. snags
Noun
  • The physical barriers – like walls and fencing – will be more prominent outside the park, according to current plans.
    — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Discover the three invisible barriers that hold back high achievers and how to reframe each situation, with tips from negotiation expert Kwame Christian.
    — Courtney Connley-Hampton, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of barriers
Noun
  • The bar also removed landscaping rocks and other potential obstructions to help water drain away from the property.
    — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • State justice officials also claimed that Menlo Park forced the developers to pay the city attorney’s legal bills in supporting the municipality’s obstructions against the project.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of obstructions
Noun
  • Following weeks of strikes, road blockades, and violent clashes between protesters and security forces, during which a 17-year-old boy was fatally shot by a Bolivian Army captain, the Bolivian government canceled the privatization contract.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
  • With the arid kingdom facing blockades and disruptions on both its coasts, growing food in water, surprisingly, is providing a green line of defense.
    — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of blockades
Noun
  • Dad and kid navigate various obstacles and their own family issues in a touching story exploring grief and adulthood.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The design is meant to move around any obstacles, including the free weights collection near your pilates mat, meaning no more sweaty spots in your home gym.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of obstacles
Noun
  • Preconceptions, assumptions, and advance knowledge in the viewing public are regarded as impediments to the capacity of the tale to surprise, startle, or transport.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In listing their roster for the late-August window of World Cup qualifying, Greek’s federation made clear there were no NBA impediments.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of impediments
Noun
  • This is the point where optimization engines and AI recommendations must interact with real people making real operational decisions under real-world constraints.
    — George Ninikas, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But whether the technology behind the spectacle can scale commercially, with AI and software constraints unresolved, remains the question hanging over the stock.
    — Anniek Bao,Jenni Reid,Jenny Lee, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of constraints
Noun
  • As Rhaenyra slowly descends into a pit of despair and desperation, Daemon and his armies run into some snags on their assault of Tumbleton thanks to the various tricks Lord Ormund has up his sleeves.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Despite my pup’s best attempts, there have been no snags or stains.
    — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of snags
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