as in to obstruct
to prevent passage through by filling with something
the usual weekend traffic congested the region's highways
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Recent Examples of congest
The traffic jam spread onto surface streets and other freeways, already congested during the afternoon rush hour, adding several hours onto many people’s commutes.
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
Also inflammation of the pancreas, and your lungs are becoming congested.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
The signature ingredient, however, is the brand’s plum complex—the sister founders of Le Prunier use materials from their family’s century-old plum farm—to support collagen production, skin barrier health, and hydration without congesting pores.
—Emily Orofino, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Currently, the Wedgewood-Houston area is congested with new construction seemingly on every corner, but Williams said accessing the venue and parking will be easy by the time the venue opens next fall.
—Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Oct. 2025
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
Also inflammation of the pancreas, and your lungs are becoming congested.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
The signature ingredient, however, is the brand’s plum complex—the sister founders of Le Prunier use materials from their family’s century-old plum farm—to support collagen production, skin barrier health, and hydration without congesting pores.
—Emily Orofino, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Currently, the Wedgewood-Houston area is congested with new construction seemingly on every corner, but Williams said accessing the venue and parking will be easy by the time the venue opens next fall.
—Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Oct. 2025
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Martinez is one of nearly 150 American citizens nationwide that the Department of Homeland Security says have been arrested for allegedly assaulting or obstructing federal agents.—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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More than 3 million speeding incidents observed by DOT cameras were unable to be ticketed due to fake, obstructed, or missing plates in 2023.—
Richard Robbins,
New York Daily News,
19 Jan. 2026
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However, in Spain, totality occurs shortly before sunset, meaning hills, mountains, or buildings might block the view.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Separately, the season's first heavy snowfall blocked multiple roads leading to Murree, a hill station about 37 miles northeast of Islamabad.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Congest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congest. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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