bottlenecking

present participle of bottleneck

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottlenecking
Verb
  • An Illinois Democratic congressional candidate posted video to social media that appears to depict events described in a federal indictment accusing her of impeding Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
    Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • What To Know The 600 nurses, who are represented by the National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU), claim the management of their hospital is impeding their ability to retain experienced healthcare workers.
    Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The attorney general’s office said that plastic retail bags comprise much of the waste that is polluting California’s ecosystems and clogging its waterways.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Over the past 25 years, Mooresville has more than doubled to roughly 55,000 residents, with traffic clogging roads many times during the work day.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Relieve Compaction Excessive traffic on a lawn causes the soil particles in the turf’s root zone to press more closely together, hindering access to water, nutrients, and oxygen.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Can what’s hindering the Chargers’ defense be fixed in only a matter of days?
    Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The ingredient works by temporarily blocking nerve signals and causing muscles to relax.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Video shared by police shows a mix of motorcycles, scooters and ATVs blocking an intersection.
    Adam Sabes , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • McKinley County's poor infrastructure reflects its disproportionately high poverty rate — triple the national average — stemming in part from the closings of mines, power plants and oil refineries.
    Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The sport of canyoneering involves rappelling, down-climbing, wading, and stemming, or stretching your arms and legs across the narrowest section of a canyon and using pressure to slowly progress.
    Nicholas DeRenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • She was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree child abuse, felonious assault and assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer, investigators said.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
  • After her third arrest in November 2024, Chelsea pled guilty in February 2025 to charges of resisting or obstructing an officer, felony bail jumping and possession of methamphetamine, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.
    Anna Myers, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Israel has accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire by stalling in handing over bodies.
    Jana Choukeir, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Storms are stalling Just before or after landfall, hurricanes are now more likely to stall and dump immense amounts of rain, according to a study published last year.
    Denise Chow, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But others describe the reality of the early weeks, where discussion was completely hampered by Israel's insistence on fully blockading aid into Gaza.
    Tom Bowman, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Bottlenecking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottlenecking. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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