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verb

past tense of clog
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of clogged
Adjective
Small bumps can also be blemishes caused by clogged or inflamed pores, particularly on acne-prone areas like the chest and back. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 19 Sep. 2026 Avoid applying too close to the hairline or along the forehead to prevent clogged pores and irritating acne-prone skin. — Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 17 Sep. 2026 Clean clogged roof gutters, especially if leaves tend to clog the drains. — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Clean clogged roof gutters, especially if leaves tend to plug the drains. — Susan Bromley, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The combination of liquid exfoliants gently boosts cell turnover and remove clogged pores, while tea tree leaf water hydrate and soothes. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026 These drain hair catchers are also uniting families and homes once divided over clogged drains. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2026 Remember to also vacuum or wipe down the outside of your microwave, paying close attention to the vent, which can become clogged with dust and debris over time. — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026 Similarly, clogged gutters can prevent water from flowing away from your home properly, increasing the risk of roof damage, foundation problems and ice dams once temperatures drop. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
Ice later clogged three center engines, and ended the maneuver early. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026 One floor sink at the cook’s line was clogged and not draining due to oil and grease buildup. — Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Hollywood has been clamoring for more theatrical titles since the Covid pandemic shuttered theaters and clogged the production pipeline. — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 The Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians monitors water quality for algal blooms and cleans up spawning creeks that get clogged with sediment and trash. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The screen is sometimes bifurcated between Carter’s livestream, which itself gets clogged with fan comments and emojis, and people watching it in Japan. — William Earl, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 Burgeoning demand for radio spectrum has left some of these roads clogged with traffic jams, while others nearby sit almost completely empty. — Aylin Yener, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026 The nonprofit is attempting to restore the cooler waters that flowed before the 2011 Wallow Fire clogged it with sediment, and before decades of munching by both livestock and elk eliminated the shade of streamside willows. — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2026 Videos posted on social media showed the intakes for that new system as having been clogged with sediment and the bridges that held new pipes as having been washed away. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clogged
Adjective
  • Container shipping schedules are falling further behind just as carriers prepare to throw more capacity into an already congested market.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In my own experience, distributing work across the country can create jobs, revive investment in small and medium-size suppliers and reduce bottlenecks by producing modular assemblies outside of congested shipyards.
    — George Whittier, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Ming Yang, a Chinese manufacturer, has already been blocked from building a factory in Scotland on national security grounds.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • On Thursday, protesters blocked a road near Pristina's airport as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who was on a Balkan tour, arrived at the capital.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • And that is part of what has hampered us from doing anything.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026
  • As ongoing offensive line struggles and continued pass coverage breakdowns hampered efforts, Washington faced dim prospects entering Week 3’s showdown with the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks.
    — Mike Jones, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • If a process works perfectly only as long as one particular manager is available, what happens when that person takes time off, changes roles or becomes overloaded?
    — Michael Goshka, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • This type of maritime migration is different from the once-common arrivals of rafts and other homemade vessels that Cubans are known to use to escape their homeland, and the overloaded freighters and sailboats used by people fleeing Haiti.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The construction of Terminal B also partially obstructed controllers’ views of two taxiways.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Plaintiffs' critical role to root out governmental fraud, finance waste, and abuse is obstructed by Defendant's interference with OIG's investigatory performance.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The ongoing conflict that has driven people from their homes in Iran as well as an internet shutdown and a lack of full cooperation from the two governments partially impeded the team's efforts to get information.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The ongoing conflict that has driven people from their homes in Iran as well as an internet shutdown and a lack of full cooperation from the two governments partially impeded the team’s efforts to get information.
    — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Over time, unused clothes cause the space to become overfilled and a chaotic wreck.
    — Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 28 May 2026
  • Smart, anti-theft crossbody bags An overfilled tote can easily turn into a black hole mid-travel—everything sinks to the bottom, and nothing feels secure.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Some hydrants were jammed up by freezing temperatures; the blaze was contained in part because of a fireboat that Collins had funded.
    — Emma Green, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The voice mail at the Brooklyn apartment is jammed with calls.
    — Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Clogged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clogged. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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