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as in filled
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 jammed
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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as in intercepted
to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course
a thug suddenly stepped out of a doorway and blocked his escape down the alley
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Recent Examples of blocked
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
Tierney got another look shortly thereafter that was blocked by Ounahi.
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Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
20 June 2026
Democrats in the General Assembly on Saturday blocked scores of bills that would allow Georgia voters to raise sales taxes to lower property taxes for homeowners.
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David Wickert,
AJC.com,
20 June 2026
His shot was blocked by Germany’s Nathaniel Brown, but the ball bounced back to Kessie, who slotted it in the wide-open left corner of the net.
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ABC News,
20 June 2026
On the eastbound side, the carpool lane and two left lanes were also blocked during the emergency response and investigation.
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Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
But Miles hit two free throws on the ensuing possession and the rookie blocked Zandalasini’s 3-pointer with the Lynx up four to close out the game.
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Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
Canada had a great opportunity to score in the seventh minute, when Ali Ahmed delivered a perfect ball to Jonathan David, but Qatari goalkeeper Mahmoud Abunada blocked his shot.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
World blocked a running knee and hit Blue with a suplex.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
Verb
Trump administration backs Arizona rules blocked by courts Republicans are hoping to revive state voter registration laws in Arizona that lower courts said conflict with federal rules and suppress the vote.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
Tierney got another look shortly thereafter that was blocked by Ounahi.
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Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
20 June 2026
Democrats in the General Assembly on Saturday blocked scores of bills that would allow Georgia voters to raise sales taxes to lower property taxes for homeowners.
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David Wickert,
AJC.com,
20 June 2026
His shot was blocked by Germany’s Nathaniel Brown, but the ball bounced back to Kessie, who slotted it in the wide-open left corner of the net.
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ABC News,
20 June 2026
On the eastbound side, the carpool lane and two left lanes were also blocked during the emergency response and investigation.
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Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
But Miles hit two free throws on the ensuing possession and the rookie blocked Zandalasini’s 3-pointer with the Lynx up four to close out the game.
—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
Canada had a great opportunity to score in the seventh minute, when Ali Ahmed delivered a perfect ball to Jonathan David, but Qatari goalkeeper Mahmoud Abunada blocked his shot.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
World blocked a running knee and hit Blue with a suplex.
—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blocked
Adjective
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Just beware that some of the seats might have an obstructed view.
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StubHub should have disclosed the obstructed view upfront.
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Back in Iran, hundreds of people filled Tajrish Square, where ceremonies for the third Shia Imam, Husayn ibn Ali, were taking place as not far away others celebrated the resilience shown by their soccer team against a Belgian side packed with stars like Kevin de Bruyne and Leandro Trossard.
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The sleek style paired well with her glass skin and shimmery eyes, which were stamped with a rainbow of charcoal-blue and brown shadow and filled with a white sparkle in the waterline.
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Somewhere between 10,000 and 20,000 people jammed onto the street, listening to music by the Good Time Collective.
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In 2006, the couple jammed out side by side at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
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Larys convinced Aegon to ride out the Dance of the Dragons in Essos, but the pair doesn’t make it as far as Duskendale before they’re intercepted by Rhaenyra’s soldiers.
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Other prison staff intercepted some of the contraband inside the prison, the indictment states.
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Three other vehicles with human drivers then appeared to illegally pass the stopped bus.
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The truck crossed into the eastbound lane and crashed into the stopped Kia, striking the three pedestrians, CHP said.
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Ecuador’s fans packed Philadelphia Stadium last Monday, too, with their yellow dwarfing the orange of Ivory Coast supporters.
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Team Melli was essentially the home team in the Los Angeles area for its second straight match in front of a stadium packed with fans from the diaspora both supporting the Iranians and decrying the government, with boos of the anthem and hundreds of pre-revolutionary Lion and Sun flags displayed.
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This is just one in a sweaty dungeon of hundreds of TikTok videos that show women being stalked, grabbed, tortured, tossed to the ground, and handcuffed by scary masked soldiers.
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Her mother asked what had just happened, and the girl related that Spencer had grabbed her.
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Water bursts from a door, and Grande finds herself in a room where a version of herself is plugged into a computer with her memories being erased.
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Factory owners simply plugged new power sources into the same floor plan, workflows and organizational structure.
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“Blocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blocked. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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