bottlenecking

present participle of bottleneck

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottlenecking
Verb
  • According to my company's 2025 IT Trends Report, 44% of IT professionals cite a lack of real-time visibility into network connectivity as a primary factor impeding their productivity.
    Douglas Murray, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The criminal complaint says authorities are charging Henson with damaging government property or contracts and assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers or employees.
    Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Workslop, much like Shrimp Jesus or those big-eyed crying cats clogging your social feeds, has a patina of human craftsmanship.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Ensure Real-Time Inputs Are Accurate And Representative When AI consumes real-time data, flawed inputs can spread bias and errors instantly, halting progress like grit clogging a gear.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Officials from the Mason County Sheriff’s Office also arrested Marlana Strausbaugh and William Strausbaugh, who now both face charges of hindering prosecution or apprehension and complicity in aiding escape.
    Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Salmo now faces a slate of charges, including second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct, riot, and obstructing and hindering a police officer.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In terms of how the oral medicine works, JOURNAVX provides relief by blocking pain signals found in the periphery, not in the brain, like traditional opioids.
    Essence, Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Per city guidance, leave a one-foot gap between the curb and the leaf piles to avoid blocking storm drains and ensure all leaves can be picked up.
    Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Wilcox’s defenses have multiple fronts using four and three down linemen, stemming on the same play and disguised coverages.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Dugan is charged with obstructing federal agents who were trying to arrest an undocumented immigrant outside her courtroom.
    Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • She has been charged with child endangerment, resisting arrest, false identification to law enforcement and obstructing an officer among other charges, according to online court records reviewed by PEOPLE.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The government has pledged to eliminate the disease by the end of this year – but experts say that goal is dangerously out of reach – with health care system gaps and socioeconomic barriers stalling efforts.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
  • That could be due to the Dolphins' offense stalling and Tua Tagovailoa being hurt, but Hill might not catch such a high draft pick.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 2025.

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