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
South Florida’s waterways — especially Biscayne Bay — have become increasingly congested.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
The streets of Honolulu, Hawaii, including the tourist hub Waikiki, were congested as people quickly tried to move to higher ground and away from coastal evacuation zones.
—James Powel, USA Today, 30 July 2025
The company is testing in multiple locations in the US, such as rainy Miami and snowy, congested New York City.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 24 June 2025
There is a lot to be said for backing yourself, but the route to regular first-team starts at Stamford Bridge does look unusually congested.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
The streets of Honolulu, Hawaii, including the tourist hub Waikiki, were congested as people quickly tried to move to higher ground and away from coastal evacuation zones.
—James Powel, USA Today, 30 July 2025
The company is testing in multiple locations in the US, such as rainy Miami and snowy, congested New York City.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 24 June 2025
There is a lot to be said for backing yourself, but the route to regular first-team starts at Stamford Bridge does look unusually congested.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Griffith and CityBeat reporter Madeline Fening are facing charges, including disorderly conduct, failure to disperse, obstructing a highway and obstructing an emergency responder.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Kobach has petitioned top Republican lawmakers to convene a special session with the goal of blocking the Kansas Department of Revenue from resuming its practice of accommodating gender marker change requests, according to a letter sent to GOP lawmakers and obtained by The Star.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025
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Learn how Louisville's Adidas and University of Kentucky's Nike contracts could block the new revenue stream.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Congest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congest. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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