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containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible
the mantel was chockablock with knickknacks
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Recent Examples of chockablock
The walls are chockablock with paintings of former presidents in heavily ornate gold frames.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
The battles are chockablock with clashing swords and explosions; more whimsical stuff, such as a house made of sheep wool and another constructed entirely of mushrooms, is relegated to background-joke status.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
This was the chockablock 400-level section of the collection: the section for the Nigo-ologists and their Pharrell-ospher classmates.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The idiosyncratic duplex penthouse is chockablock with treasures by a pantheon of 20th-century design titans on the order of Mario Bellini, Osvaldo Borsani, Angelo Mangiarotti, Gae Aulenti, Gio Ponti, Afra and Tobia Scarpa, Joe Colombo, Tito Agnoli, and others.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2025
That is chockablock with antioxidants, thanks to grape seeds culled from Huynh’s family’s vineyard near Bordeaux, called Château Toulouse-Lautrec.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 19 Nov. 2024
The archives are chockablock with certain-sounding predictions — frequently with an ideological subtext — that proved simply wrong.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 24 July 2024
The dueling titans are building foundations in Hollywood that could be transformative not only for their many brands—which are chockablock with unplumbed archives—but also for the entertainment business, which knows how to tell a compelling tale.
—Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2024
Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
The battles are chockablock with clashing swords and explosions; more whimsical stuff, such as a house made of sheep wool and another constructed entirely of mushrooms, is relegated to background-joke status.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
This was the chockablock 400-level section of the collection: the section for the Nigo-ologists and their Pharrell-ospher classmates.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The idiosyncratic duplex penthouse is chockablock with treasures by a pantheon of 20th-century design titans on the order of Mario Bellini, Osvaldo Borsani, Angelo Mangiarotti, Gae Aulenti, Gio Ponti, Afra and Tobia Scarpa, Joe Colombo, Tito Agnoli, and others.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2025
That is chockablock with antioxidants, thanks to grape seeds culled from Huynh’s family’s vineyard near Bordeaux, called Château Toulouse-Lautrec.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 19 Nov. 2024
The archives are chockablock with certain-sounding predictions — frequently with an ideological subtext — that proved simply wrong.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 24 July 2024
The dueling titans are building foundations in Hollywood that could be transformative not only for their many brands—which are chockablock with unplumbed archives—but also for the entertainment business, which knows how to tell a compelling tale.
—Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chockablock
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Streamline applications with pre-filled forms, especially to support internal mobility where workloads are high or digital access is limited.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The ceremony, held at Chapman’s Musco Center for the Arts, drew two former university presidents, dozens of delegates from sister institutions, and a packed crowd of faculty, students, alumni and community leaders.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
11 Oct. 2025
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To say that there’s pressure involved in getting this right—the legacies at stake amid a jam-packed, competitive arms race, to say nothing of the monetary investment —is an understatement.—
Jake Emen,
Robb Report,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Many of the activists who most recently fought to keep the park support housing development, but Smith said the project will ultimately do a disservice to students and other neighborhood residents who are losing an important open space in a crowded urban environment.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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His analytical discipline transforms vision into velocity and gives the company its edge in an increasingly crowded marketplace.—
Sara Smith,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Lattice’s resilient mesh network ensures that EagleEye remains functional in degraded or jammed environments.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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But Duane’s grip on the rifle was so tight that the muzzle stayed jammed under the bear’s chin.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Our hearts are extra full this week 🥰 #DedicationNight featuring our stars’ special guests is TONIGHT - 8/7c on ABC and Disney+.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Keep reading for a full recap from week 5 of Dancing with the Stars.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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An officer discovered a loaded handgun during a search of one of the suspects.—
Cameron Macdonald,
Mercury News,
14 Oct. 2025
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Declyn was arrested again in February 2024, when he was charged with allegedly illegally carrying a loaded firearm in New York City.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Erika Kirk also explained why a small stuffed puppet was sitting beside Kirk’s empty microphone.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The school set up care stations with counseling, candy and stuffed animals.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Chockablock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chockablock. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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