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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congestion
Noun
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On October 7, 2023, I was called to duty to manage traffic so that first responders and military could respond swiftly to the atrocities that took place.—
Eyal Shamir,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025 -
That incident had effectively closed off traffic in and out of the Port of Baltimore for more than two months, forcing vessels to reroute instead to other East Coast ports including the Ports of New York & New Jersey, the Port of Virginia and the Port of Philadelphia.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Our driver cuts down an alley, a ruelle in the local parlance, only to run into more gridlock.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
14 Aug. 2025
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One potential reason is the partisan gridlock that has hampered the power of Congress.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Congestion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congestion. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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