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clogged

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verb

past tense of clog
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clogged
Adjective
  • The higher fines will apply to the new congested business district in NoDa and the parts of uptown already designated as a congested business district.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2025
  • For congested or breakout-prone skin, exfoliating pads are a game-changer.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • Police blocked off the intersection of Eighth and State streets for several hours to allow officials to investigate.
    Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
  • But he was blocked in the courts.
    Tyche Hendricks, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The status of the third remained unknown, but snow obstructed a full view of the nest.
    Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Yoon apologized for his brief martial law decree, but later doubled down and defended the move, arguing the liberal party obstructed his political agenda.
    Sophia Vento, The Hill, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The provision was ratified in the late nineteen-eighties, but conservatives allied with the country’s agricultural lobby have long impeded its enforcement.
    Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Poor governance and economic stewardship have impeded the region’s development and generated the grievances behind the Arab Spring.
    Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The rally, organized by unions representing area federal employees, jammed the sidewalk across from the Internal Revenue Service campus at midday.
    Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2025
  • House Republicans jammed Democrats with a party-line spending plan that is especially heinous in its cuts to the District of Columbia.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • This week, Ben and Max bring on the Morning Edition host to talk about NPR’s battle with the Trump administration, the role of public radio in an overcrowded media landscape, and why local journalism matters more than ever.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 27 June 2025
  • The park was created after a large fire in 1835 devastated an overcrowded tenement on the site.
    Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Sweets and Desserts Many sweets, such as desserts, contain butter or oils rich in saturated fats.
    Rachael Zimlich, Verywell Health, 18 June 2025
  • Which reminds me of films like the recent Flash (though, again, more saturated and less bland).
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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“Clogged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clogged. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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