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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gridlocked
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Days filled with seemingly endless sunlight, tables piled high with fresh seafood and fleetingly in-season strawberries, cozy lakeside cottages… there’s a lot to love about a Scandinavian summer.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
9 June 2026 -
Months after the state's original announcement to rehab the facilities, Logan County residents filled a series of hearings to protest the state's apparent plan to build both facilities in Crest Hill.—
Jenna Schweikert,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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The Washed Ashore team packed them into a U-Haul and took them for a 900-mile road trip down the coast, which is pretty incredible.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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After the raids, the quinceañera shops, normally packed with girls and doting mothers on weekends, often sat empty.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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Your pores might be congested with gunk or product residue.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
8 June 2026
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And like Inter Miami matches, the area around Freedom park and MIA will likely be congested from mid-afternoon through kickoff and then again late at night at the end of the match.—
Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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“Gridlocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gridlocked. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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