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verb

past tense of congest

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of congested
Adjective
Speaking at full time, Barca head coach Hansi Flick suggested the defender’s injury was a result of the congested fixture schedule. Pol Ballús, New York Times, 1 May 2025 In addition to congested parks, important safety information for visitors may be skipped due to understaffing after the Trump administration ordered a hiring freeze in January, fired over 1,000 national park personnel in February and is currently offering buy-outs and early retirement packages. Morgan Severson, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
Traffic in the evening is predicted to be congested. Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024 Ipswich congested the midfield well (particularly in the first half), meaning United’s attempts to play two-touch, pass-and-move football lacked finesse. Carl Anka, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for congested
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congested
Adjective
  • Memories of preventable overdoses, suicides, stabbings, medical neglect and overcrowded cells still haunt him.
    Zane Irwin, NPR, 9 May 2025
  • As the Trump administration ramps up its mass-deportation efforts, immigration authorities have erected a plexiglass tent at the Krome detention center in South Florida, a facility that has recently been so overcrowded that detainees have been sleeping on the floor.
    Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The status of the third remained unknown, but snow obstructed a full view of the nest.
    Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Yoon apologized for his brief martial law decree, but later doubled down and defended the move, arguing the liberal party obstructed his political agenda.
    Sophia Vento, The Hill, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Police blocked off the intersection of Eighth and State streets for several hours to allow officials to investigate.
    Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The district government blocked the temple’s construction.
    Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The rally, organized by unions representing area federal employees, jammed the sidewalk across from the Internal Revenue Service campus at midday.
    Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Much Ado About Nothing, staged like a 1980s disco, has fared better with a joyful company led by the zestful duo of Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell playing to houses jammed to the rafters.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The 124th Running of The Dinner Party Stakes A crowded field turned toward the final stretch of the 1 1/8-mile turf run, the last race before the evening’s main event, before Fort Washington pulled away with Cash Equity surging.
    Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
  • Instead of calling bringing employees back into crowded offices, the administration should be using telework as a way to close the budget shortfall, said Service Employees International Union Local 1000, in a Thursday statement.
    William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Similarly, a compelling brand becomes a key differentiator in saturated markets, where products and services often look alike.
    Raja Walia, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • Other experts have encouraged women to eat well and limit foods high in sodium or saturated fats, avoid drinking and smoking, and maintain a regular yoga practice.
    Carmen Rios, Flow Space, 14 May 2025

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“Congested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congested. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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