clutter (up)

verb

Definition of clutter (up)next
as in to obstruct

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clutter (up)
  1. obstruct
  2. dam
  3. stop
  4. clog
  5. close
Verb
  • An adult, child or animal can unintentionally roll onto the baby or otherwise obstruct the baby’s airway.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The construction of Terminal B also partially obstructed controllers’ views of two taxiways.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of obstruct
Verb
  • Then dams and expanding farmlands dried it up and turned it into a patchwork of fields, roads and towns.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Mormon Flat, which dams Canyon Lake, was constructed in 1925, and is one of SRP’s oldest dams.
    — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of dam
Verb
  • This, combined with the glacial pace of emissions reductions, gives the sense that key players are more interested in surviving what’s coming, rather than stopping it.
    — Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • But that hasn’t stopped platforms from trying to woo large traders.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of stop
Verb
  • Ice later clogged three center engines, and ended the maneuver early.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Some inland flash flooding will be possible, especially in areas with poor drainage, where blown leaves can clog storm drains, or where the heaviest bands of rain move through.
    — Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of clog
Verb
  • Fariala, who was not in Pingyao, sent a video thanking the festival and closed it by singing a folk song.
    — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • After closing the Paramount deal only a year ago, Holland was named the head of the company’s streaming business, including Paramount+ and Pluto TV.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of close
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