BLOCKAGES Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

blockages

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plural of blockage

as in barriers

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Both promise to boost supply chain resilience — be that against climate change or geopolitical unrest — but face significant barriers to scale.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
The harder tasks are to integrate capital markets, reduce regulatory differences between member states, and dismantle barriers to cross-border investment and commerce.

— Claas Mertens, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of barriers

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With the government unable to respond to students’ demands, the school demonstrations and blockades have morphed into larger protests over soaring living costs, just months before next year’s presidential election to choose Macron’s successor.

— Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Protesters have survived, but not escaped, violence, incarceration, internet blackouts and police blockades.

— Amrita Basu, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of blockades

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Icy weather, snowstorms, obstructive foliage and rugged terrain along the wild Rockies were just some of the obstacles Ben Nickell and Anne Koski faced on a 10-year journey to climb the highest point in each of Idaho’s 44 counties.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026
Long before launch, the team faced obstacles that nearly thwarted the endeavor — chiefly, two rejections from NASA — before finally securing the green light for the $1 billion project under the New Frontiers Program in 2011.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of obstacles

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Mitte helped fundraise for Shriner’s Children after being treated at Shriners Hospital for Children in Shreveport, Louisiana, after his diagnosis and for most of his childhood to overcome physical and verbal impediments.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
Various impediments will limit the effect of the executive order, Ortega said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of impediments

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Worries have coalesced around whether public opposition or supply chain constraints will limit the buildout, and if revenues will keep up with Big Tech’s breakneck infrastructure spending.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Backers of electric WIGs view them as a more-practical alternative to eVTOLs, or electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, which face major adoption barriers due to operational constraints and regulatory challenges.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of constraints

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Efforts to move the games to larger area venues, such as Gas South Arena (around 13,000 seats) and Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion (8,600 seats), have hit snags, according to USA Today.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Gurman claims the foldable is still on track for this fall, despite chatter about manufacturing snags.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

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