1
as in clusters
a number of things considered as a unit
bought a block of stocks
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2
as in obstacles
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 heads
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 factions
a group of people acting together within a larger group
a more conservative block within the political party
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as in coalitions
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
a block of oil-producing nations
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as in fills
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 obstructs
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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Recent Examples of blocks
Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Park Station is now open on the island a few blocks from the beach, serving suds, live music and kind-of-naughty comfort food.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Roxbury Prep is just blocks away from the intersection of Melnea Cass Boulevard and Massachusetts Avenue.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Physicists have observed that a proton’s excited states, or resonances, remain influential even when probed at very high energies, a finding that revises previous expectations about the building blocks of matter.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Staffers closed and barricaded the door, and Brown was captured several blocks from the shooting, authorities said.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
The official Route 66 District covers 13 blocks and was one of the city's first residential and business areas.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Eroding the basic research foundation The NIH funds early-stage research that lacks immediate commercial value but provides the building blocks for future innovations.
—Zeynep Hasgül, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
The two primetime blocks were up by 69 percent (Wednesday) and 100 percent (Thursday) over the same nights a week earlier.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
P.e. Moskowitz
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
The anti-blue lens blocks 90% of blue light and protects your eyes from electronics and everyday life.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 11 Sep. 2025
The body of the foreground object briefly blocks light from the star, as do any rings or satellites.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The epiglottis blocks the trachea during swallowing.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
This blocks criminals from opening new credit lines using your information.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Its antivirus also protects your devices through the cloud and blocks threats in real-time.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
And so an urban tunnel not only blocks some satellites, but confuses the listeners as to which are direct or reflected signals.
—Steve Tengler, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
So the researchers combined it with a molecular sieve of zinc oxide as well as a membrane that blocks water molecules present in the breath.
—New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
For those obsessed with specs charts, yes, Maybach SL 680 is a slower out of the blocks than the highly athletic AMG SL 63.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Park Station is now open on the island a few blocks from the beach, serving suds, live music and kind-of-naughty comfort food.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Roxbury Prep is just blocks away from the intersection of Melnea Cass Boulevard and Massachusetts Avenue.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Physicists have observed that a proton’s excited states, or resonances, remain influential even when probed at very high energies, a finding that revises previous expectations about the building blocks of matter.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Staffers closed and barricaded the door, and Brown was captured several blocks from the shooting, authorities said.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
The official Route 66 District covers 13 blocks and was one of the city's first residential and business areas.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Eroding the basic research foundation The NIH funds early-stage research that lacks immediate commercial value but provides the building blocks for future innovations.
—Zeynep Hasgül, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
The two primetime blocks were up by 69 percent (Wednesday) and 100 percent (Thursday) over the same nights a week earlier.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
But in the late 1970s, researchers began to learn that the drugs helped flood the brain with gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA, which in essence blocks your nervous system from receiving too many activation signals.
—P.e. Moskowitz
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
The anti-blue lens blocks 90% of blue light and protects your eyes from electronics and everyday life.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 11 Sep. 2025
The body of the foreground object briefly blocks light from the star, as do any rings or satellites.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The epiglottis blocks the trachea during swallowing.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
This blocks criminals from opening new credit lines using your information.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Its antivirus also protects your devices through the cloud and blocks threats in real-time.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
And so an urban tunnel not only blocks some satellites, but confuses the listeners as to which are direct or reflected signals.
—Steve Tengler, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
So the researchers combined it with a molecular sieve of zinc oxide as well as a membrane that blocks water molecules present in the breath.
—New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blocks
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In addition to optimizing queries, Espresso routes queries between different compute clusters to maximize efficiency.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Yet, those clusters of information have more often led to more good decisions than bad, a lot of which is credited to the instincts of Begiristain.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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To strengthen an organization’s risk management, executives and boards must first identify cultural obstacles, according to the report.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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This missile allows tank crews to hit targets that are hidden behind buildings, trees, or other obstacles without exposing themselves to enemy fire.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His hat trick for Norway in a near upset of the United States at this year’s World Championships — against a roster full of NHL players — turned heads.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Meta has previously butted heads with Apple over policies related to the iPhone maker’s App Store, and Zuckerberg has previously criticized the iPhone maker’s App Store dominance.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Arafat led the Fatah movement and was the head of the Palestine Liberation Organization, a sometimes unwieldy umbrella group of various Palestinian factions, ranging from outright Marxist to avowedly Islamist and everything in between.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The government's initial response, which blamed opposition factions rather than acknowledging excessive force, further inflamed tensions.—
Sonal Nain,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Business coalitions like Brands for Public Lands, of which Patagonia is one of more than 125 members, are rallying our respective communities to speak out.—
Ryan Gellert,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Through community engagement, bold decision-making, and navigating political resistance, Williams advanced an ambitious vision driven by diverse coalitions across business, government, and nonprofit sectors.—
Forbes Books Press Release Official,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Cynthia Erivo returns as Elphaba with the kind of voice that fills a room and a presence that anchors a world.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
10 Sep. 2025
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When you're stuck staring at a blank page, your brain fills the space with doubt.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Under the deal, Westbrook has set up projects at the studio, including Sugar Bandits, based on the book Devils in Exile by Chuck Hogan that follows a down-and-out Iraqi war veteran who intercepts drug deals for profit.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Blocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blocks. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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