Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottlenecked
Verb
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Since the water came through a wall and window and her drains were clogged by mud, the damage was not covered.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025 -
Highways were clogged with vehicles on Sunday, as the government assessed the situation.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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The president highlighted new European investors entering the country, but said the pace is hindered by the lack of banking and insurance facilities in the territory.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Gittens has also been hindered by not having a proper pre-season.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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For years, technological, geographical and financial hurdles impeded wave and tide energy development.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
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The scandal has already impeded the effort to hold Israel accountable for the death toll in Gaza; the woman fears that anger at Israel might now lead members of the assembly to discount her story and, instead, side with Khan.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In May 2018, she was diagnosed with aortic stenosis, a condition where the aortic valve, which controls blood flow from the heart to the body, becomes narrowed or obstructed.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Women are barred from ordination in the Catholic Church, and the disagreement has obstructed attempts to bring the churches together.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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At the beginning of the third quarter, Southwest blocked a punt in the end zone, resulting in a safety, which narrowed the deficit to only three points.—
Raul Avila,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Oct. 2025
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Their paths to property blocked by law and custom, and their literacy limited by education and expectation, their lives left fewer traces.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Israel has blockaded the water around Gaza, preventing boats and ships from delivering humanitarian aid.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025
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As the attack unfolded, congregants blockaded themselves inside the synagogue, keeping Al-Shamie outside.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And suddenly, Glenn and the Jets headed to halftime without running a play in the nearly 40 seconds at their disposal, a move that baffled both their loyalists in New Jersey and the Broncos’ sideline across the pond.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
12 Oct. 2025
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What started as a tense visit quickly escalated into a situation that left the whole family baffled and frustrated.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Many of those drivers could have stemmed or erased their losses simply by waiting for another year or two and paying off some or all of the remaining loan balance, Drury said.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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The shutdown stemmed in large part from disagreement between Democratic and Republican lawmakers over whether to continue Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Bottlenecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottlenecked. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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