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Recent Examples of congestion
Preventing congestion key to stable nanoscale catalysis When applied to nanoreactors, the idea of congestion shifts from physical intersections to competition for active catalytic sites.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
Around Penn Station, a key hub for Long Island, New York City and New Jersey travelers, congestion is expected to worsen.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2026
At play are all critical waterways and congestion bottlenecks through which the world’s energy products, agriculture, and supply chain parts flow.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 May 2026
So yes, safety, congestion and improvements would be essential.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
Steam thins mucus and eases congestion, per the same PMC/NIH trial.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
As the warm weather arrives, the Museum Campus will suffer mightily from congestion, especially the case when big events like Lollapalooza are happening nearby.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Bloomberg first reported the $4 million payment in mid-April, indicating that vessels were facing delays of up to three-and-a-half days to transit due to heavy congestion.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
Taking the bus is also a choice many of our riders make to avoid adding to traffic congestion and to air pollution.
—Mary Tomolonius, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
Around Penn Station, a key hub for Long Island, New York City and New Jersey travelers, congestion is expected to worsen.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2026
At play are all critical waterways and congestion bottlenecks through which the world’s energy products, agriculture, and supply chain parts flow.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 May 2026
So yes, safety, congestion and improvements would be essential.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
Steam thins mucus and eases congestion, per the same PMC/NIH trial.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
As the warm weather arrives, the Museum Campus will suffer mightily from congestion, especially the case when big events like Lollapalooza are happening nearby.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Bloomberg first reported the $4 million payment in mid-April, indicating that vessels were facing delays of up to three-and-a-half days to transit due to heavy congestion.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
Taking the bus is also a choice many of our riders make to avoid adding to traffic congestion and to air pollution.
—Mary Tomolonius, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congestion
Noun
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Minnesota court records show that Kazmierczak, who was convicted of felony auto theft in 1989, has been arrested multiple times for driving under the influence and has had numerous traffic citations.—
Tim Sullivan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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No ships transited the strait Thursday, the second day in a row that the critical waterway has had no traffic at all, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.—
Mosheh Gains,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
Noun
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The goal was to help end partisan gridlock in Sacramento and force candidates in primaries to appeal to a wider range of voters, rather than just those in their own party.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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These commuter patterns mean that every weekday, for three hours in the morning and another three hours in the evening, Los Angeles is choked by gridlock.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Congestion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congestion. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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