1
as in blocking
to prevent passage through by filling with something
phone lines clotted by Internet traffic
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as in gelling
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly
scabs form over cuts when your blood starts to clot
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Recent Examples of clotting
The technique mimics how blood vessels release clotting agents when tissue is injured.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
For those on blood thinners like warfarin, taking noni with your medication can also reduce your body’s blood-clotting ability.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Midlife women should speak with their doctors about their personal risk when taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT), since certain formulations can increase clotting risk.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Feb. 2026
Those factors include a history of blood clots; medical conditions like heart disease, certain cancers, surgery, clotting disorders and COVID-19.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Ginseng can impact platelet and clotting factors and affect insulin sensitivity.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2026
Even in modern medicine, the practice isn’t obsolete; doctors sometimes apply live leeches after reconstructive surgery to keep blood from clotting in flaps of tissue.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 21 Jan. 2026
Scientists realized that the horseshoe crab’s clotting response could be used as a biological detector.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
At just three weeks old, River was diagnosed with factor VII deficiency, which is linked to clotting in your blood.
—Corey Martin, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
For those on blood thinners like warfarin, taking noni with your medication can also reduce your body’s blood-clotting ability.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Midlife women should speak with their doctors about their personal risk when taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT), since certain formulations can increase clotting risk.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Feb. 2026
Those factors include a history of blood clots; medical conditions like heart disease, certain cancers, surgery, clotting disorders and COVID-19.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Ginseng can impact platelet and clotting factors and affect insulin sensitivity.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2026
Even in modern medicine, the practice isn’t obsolete; doctors sometimes apply live leeches after reconstructive surgery to keep blood from clotting in flaps of tissue.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 21 Jan. 2026
Scientists realized that the horseshoe crab’s clotting response could be used as a biological detector.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
At just three weeks old, River was diagnosed with factor VII deficiency, which is linked to clotting in your blood.
—Corey Martin, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clotting
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According to neurologist and lifestyle medicine physician Lynette Gogol, DO, DipABLM, caffeine works by blocking adenosine receptors in the brain that are involved in inflammation and communication between nerve cells.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
20 Feb. 2026
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In Marvel Oreo canon, three packs of the legend cookies made it to stores but Marvel villains were blocking the fourth pack's way.—
Rin Velasco,
The Providence Journal,
20 Feb. 2026
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If something isn’t exactly gelling, this is the stage to mix it up in makeup, hair, costumes, whatever needs to be fixed.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2026
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These jams may also contain gelling agents for a firmer set.—
Francesca Giuliani Hoffman,
CNN Money,
17 Dec. 2025
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His list of charges now includes resisting, delaying, and obstructing an officer and identity theft in Lee County, officials said.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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Last month, Yoon was sentenced to five years in prison for obstructing authorities trying to detain him, abuse of power and fabricating a document.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Parts of the East Coast, including New York, Philadelphia, and Atlantic City, will briefly climb above freezing later today.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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The season typically runs from December to March, with the high alpine lakes freezing earlier in some years.—
Robert Annis,
Outside,
24 Feb. 2026
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Suspects are allegedly jamming the signal, making your camera useless.—
Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Tiana Zoey posted a video on Instagram of crowds jamming the Downtown Disney walkway along the Porto’s construction walls before Disneyland decided to open the backstage bypass.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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The machine dryer agitates the clothing and prevents fibers from stiffening during drying, which is why clothing comes out feeling soft.—
Emily Benda Gaylord,
The Spruce,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Czech Republic’s new government will seek to transform the defense industry into an engine of the nation’s export economy as the flagship auto sector faces stiffening competition, Karel Havlicek, minister for industry and trade, told us.—
Suzanne Lynch,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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Fixing those backups is expensive, and sometimes clogging can cause sewage overflows into streets, yards, rivers and lakes.—
Julia James,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Place the pod directly in the drum, not the detergent drawer, to avoid clogging.—
Katelyn Chef,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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The basketball gods have handed us an opportunity — a chance to stir up a rivalry that has been sitting cold and coagulating on the back burner for far too long.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Clotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clotting. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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