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 shifting weather conditions and the third-round holes that had to be contested Sunday kept things congested atop the leaderboard as seven different players had a share of first place at some point during the day.
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Curt Anderson, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Spring break begins Monday for public schools across metro Atlanta, which means the roads and airport will be congested Friday with families trying to skip town for sun and fun.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Traffic to enter and exit the subdivision is often congested during rush hour.
—March 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
Triolet said traffic is a valid concern in the area, which is already congested.
—Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 21 Mar. 2026
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Curt Anderson, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Spring break begins Monday for public schools across metro Atlanta, which means the roads and airport will be congested Friday with families trying to skip town for sun and fun.
—Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Traffic to enter and exit the subdivision is often congested during rush hour.
—March 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
Triolet said traffic is a valid concern in the area, which is already congested.
—Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 21 Mar. 2026
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Eight people were arrested on charges of assaulting police officers, criminal possession of a weapon, menacing, resisting arrest, and obstructing governmental administration, according to the NYPD.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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Zabel is also accused of obstructing the roadway.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Shasta County Superior Court judges denied two prior lawsuits that aimed to block Measure B from appearing on the ballot, including one from Shasta County’s attorney Joseph Larmour, without ruling on the substance of their cases.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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Fable 5, in particular, marked the first time that Anthropic released such an advanced offering to the public, thanks to new safeguards that block responses in specific high-risk areas.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
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“Congest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congest. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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