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 reason Lakeland might be so popular could be due to its close connection to urban areas, while also not being congested.
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Molly Burford, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
Around Springfield, too, I-55 is congested and hazardous, while in rural areas its monotonous straightaways invite motorists to floor it.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Plan to text instead of calling if networks are congested.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Traffic congested in front as the last 15 seconds ticked down in a late scramble, and Dinkel scooped a puck at the point for a low-lofted shot into the pile.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
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Molly Burford, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
Around Springfield, too, I-55 is congested and hazardous, while in rural areas its monotonous straightaways invite motorists to floor it.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Plan to text instead of calling if networks are congested.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Traffic congested in front as the last 15 seconds ticked down in a late scramble, and Dinkel scooped a puck at the point for a low-lofted shot into the pile.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
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Georgia lawmakers have approved a bill creating more legal punishments for protesters and others who obstruct the state's streets and highways.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Critics argue these robots obstruct pedestrians and compete with human delivery workers.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Late Thursday night into early Friday morning, residents in several neighborhoods in Havana took to the streets, banging pots and pans and, in some cases, lighting bonfires to block major roads in the capital — a sign of escalating frustration.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Another federal judge in Boston on Monday temporarily blocked several of Kennedy's vaccine policy changes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Congest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congest. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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