bottlenecking

verb

present participle of bottleneck
as in impeding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottlenecking
  1. impeding
  2. clogging
  3. hindering
  4. blocking
  5. stemming
  6. obstructing
  7. stalling
  8. blockading
Verb
  • These vehicles were blocking and impeding fire operations, and several were non-operational and required tow truck assistance for removal.
    — Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Florida’s sanctuary city laws forbid local governments from impeding ICE from doing its job, such as by not sharing information with the federal government.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
Definition of impeding
Verb
  • Made from high-quality, sustainable materials, Crushgrind mills are designed to last for years without clogging, rusting, or wearing out.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
  • Mbappe struggled with limited vision and sweat clogging around his eyes.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of clogging
Verb
  • Thai officials said investigators would examine the ceiling materials and whether any emergency exits were obstructed, potentially hindering evacuation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, most workers find themselves on the hook to fund more of their own retirement than their parents did and to pay more for their healthcare and insurance coverage, hindering their efforts to save for retirement.
    — Jeffrey Anvari-Clark, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
Definition of hindering
Verb
  • In May, Darwin filed a preliminary injunction, temporarily blocking the state from imposing the new rules.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • The other thing that’s happening is that the federal government is affirmatively blocking state and local investigators from conducting their own separate probes.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
Definition of blocking
Verb
  • The union behind the initiative — the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West — says the measure is critical for stemming the budgetary bleeding from recent federal cuts to healthcare.
    — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 26 June 2026
  • The role is especially exciting for Momoa for a reason stemming back to his childhood.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Definition of stemming
Verb
  • Dugan's case marked the first time that a state judge in Wisconsin went to trial on charges of obstructing immigration agents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • Dugan’s case was a first for Wisconsin Dugan’s case marked the first time that a state judge in Wisconsin went to trial on charges of obstructing immigration agents.
    — Claire Savage, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of obstructing
Verb
  • Oil tankers are now reluctant to travel through the Strait of Hormuz, stalling supplies as a result.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 July 2026
  • Nobody is publicly discussing details about those issues, possibly because a few previous public-private development projects in Connecticut ended up in court after stalling.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026
Definition of stalling
Verb
  • Iran had to shut in its own wells this month after the United States started blockading the strait.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • Britain responded with a war-footing, blockading the Bay of Naples.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 15 June 2026
Definition of blockading
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