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as in blocking
to prevent passage through by filling with something
the discovery that a ton of hair was clogging the drain in the tub
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as in impeding
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
a court system clogged by frivolous suits
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Recent Examples of clogging
Puncerelli explains that lightweight, non-comedogenic oils can help replenish moisture without clogging hair follicles or weighing hair down.
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Iman Balagam, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
Each of these features are helpful in ensuring the debris easily gets collected across her 1,640-square-foot home without clogging.
—Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2026
Crunching up ice with your disposal does the same thing, and can help dislodge debris and grease that’s clogging up your disposal blades.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
Few things are more annoying than those people who pick up free weights and do their exercises standing in front of the rack, clogging access for everyone else.
—Jenny McCoy, Outside, 2 Jan. 2026
Plus, all that hair can run down your drain, clogging pipes.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
Nope, not until the clogging process is very advanced, reaching approximately 80% in an artery (only a 20% opening).
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Dec. 2025
But Shrimp Jesus and synthetic videos of ICE agents arresting people are meant to confuse or enrage users, along with all the other clickbait clogging social platforms.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
This prevents the drains from clogging up and causing floods.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 3 Nov. 2025
Iman Balagam, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
Each of these features are helpful in ensuring the debris easily gets collected across her 1,640-square-foot home without clogging.
—Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2026
Crunching up ice with your disposal does the same thing, and can help dislodge debris and grease that’s clogging up your disposal blades.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
Few things are more annoying than those people who pick up free weights and do their exercises standing in front of the rack, clogging access for everyone else.
—Jenny McCoy, Outside, 2 Jan. 2026
Plus, all that hair can run down your drain, clogging pipes.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
Nope, not until the clogging process is very advanced, reaching approximately 80% in an artery (only a 20% opening).
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Dec. 2025
But Shrimp Jesus and synthetic videos of ICE agents arresting people are meant to confuse or enrage users, along with all the other clickbait clogging social platforms.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
This prevents the drains from clogging up and causing floods.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clogging
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In the 47-second video, the agent can be seen walking around Good’s maroon Honda Pilot, which is in the middle of the street blocking traffic.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension accuses the FBI of blocking it from accessing evidence in the investigation.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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For a more permanent setup, mounting it on the ceiling keeps the projector out of the way and minimizes the risk of people, pets, or objects impeding the projection.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Agitators directing traffic and impeding law enforcement activity in Minnesota are drawing sharp criticism from a former police official, who warns the scenes signal a dangerous normalization of obstruction that threatens public safety and the rule of law.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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With few nearby cities and little on-property lighting, there's not a lot of light pollution obstructing your view of the stars from this International Dark Sky Park.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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The video begins with Ross in front of the vehicle driven by Good, who had stopped her burgundy SUV perpendicular to the street, obstructing the flow of traffic.—
Holmes Lybrand,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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This left the country without a regular budget for next year and is hampering plans for long-overdue structural reforms and decisions on use of EU support funds.—
Veselin Toshkov,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2025
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Decades-old grids in the US are hampering new energy rollouts, and Spain’s huge blackout in April was blamed on an aged system unable to cope with power swings.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
29 Dec. 2025
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These would have involved aircraft for jamming operations, some surveillance, fighter jets to strike targets, and some to provide an escort for the helicopters bringing in a special forces unit and members of the FBI.—
R. Evan Ellis,
The Conversation,
4 Jan. 2026
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Is Mine Tour presented by Black Promoters Collective will also be jamming.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
29 Dec. 2025
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Minnesota officials, however, have reported that the federal government is blocking state authorities from the FBI probe and hindering their ability to carry out their own independent investigation by preventing them from accessing evidence.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
14 Jan. 2026
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Despite his objections to the process, Cotton said he was concerned with the long-term viability of the city’s primary water source and regulations hindering residential development.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Some mushroom bills backfired when their true impacts became known, embarrassing legislators who voted for them, and forcing them to backtrack.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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The report reiterated concerns about seven situations, two of which have been on the list since 2007, including the bureaucracy’s chronic inability to successfully employ information technology — embarrassing for a state that is the global center for digital tools.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Clogging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clogging. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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