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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
bought a block of stocks
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as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
constant bickering that is only a block to the completion of the project
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as in head
slang
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth
threatened to knock the block off the jerk next door if he didn't can the noise
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as in confederacy
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
a block of oil-producing nations
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as in to fill
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 to obstruct
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 to guard
to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point
the square is temporarily blocked off for the street fair
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Recent Examples of block
Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Also on May 6, detectives from the Kenosha County Sheriff's Office, along with the sheriff office's SWAT team, executed a search warrant at an apartment on the 3900 block of 28th Avenue in Kenosha.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
The president, in July, threatened to block the franchise's return to a new stadium in the District of Columbia if the team didn't return to being called the Redskins.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Terri Echarte, the Miami Beach resident who put stuff in her garage up on blocks, also used the company Atlantic Shutters to add a permanent metal flood panel to her garage gate.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Also on May 6, detectives from the Kenosha County Sheriff's Office, along with the sheriff office's SWAT team, executed a search warrant at an apartment on the 3900 block of 28th Avenue in Kenosha.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
Despite the Sinclair-Nexstar boycott that blocked out the show’s broadcast in roughly 25 percent of American households, Kimmel’s return drew record ratings, and his monologue also garnered well over 20 million views on YouTube.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
The president, in July, threatened to block the franchise's return to a new stadium in the District of Columbia if the team didn't return to being called the Redskins.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for block
Noun
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If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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Storm activity decreases in the central and eastern Atlantic heading into October because the clusters of showers and storms emerging from Africa that act as seeds for hurricane formation become less numerous and weaker.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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Accepting the award, Wilson was quick to credit her teammates and reflect on the obstacles the Aces faced this season.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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With thirty thousand French soldiers, Leclerc’s mission faced many obstacles.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Cooke’s granddaughter, Nicole Cooke-Johnson, saw the project as both deeply personal and part of her ongoing work as the head of his estate.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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Intuition guided many of my decisions, often informed by clear references in my head from my own family history.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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The stylus connects to a side bar near the screen of the tablet, which then charges it wirelessly.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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Chelsea were still in the game at 2-1 down yet, 10 minutes after the interval, the home side were on top and some of Maresca’s players were beginning to struggle.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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In the sixteenth century, the nomadic, reindeer-herding Sámi people of what’s now northern Sweden and Finland and the Shawnee of the Ohio Valley in North America, who lived in farming villages organized as a confederacy, didn’t necessarily have much in common.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Aug. 2025
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Americans are divided on that topic, with 55% saying historical figures that supported the confederacy and racial segregation should not be memorialized in a June 2024 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Just like a single bad apple can spoil the entire batch, one negative person can influence and bring down the morale of a group, regardless of their individual strengths or qualities.—
Nancy Pulciano,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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Every piece in the collection is produced in limited editions of just 100, many of which are made-to-order, with stones cut in small, dedicated batches.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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Beginning in November 2025, however, the program will expand to every parent in the state—no income limits, no eligibility hurdles.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
22 Sep. 2025
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There are more hurdles to overcome.—
Lauren Uppal,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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The infant was taken to a hospital with multiple brain bleeds, skull and neck fractures, and other injuries, prosecutors said, according to the Columbus Dispatch.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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Both of the Yunxian skulls were deformed from millennia spent underground, but the second, known as Yunxian 2, was better preserved.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Block.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/block. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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