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gridlocking

verb

present participle of gridlock
as in filling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gridlocking
  1. filling
  2. packing
  3. congesting
  4. obstructing
  5. clogging
  6. flooding
Verb
  • As wedding content began filling her social media feeds after the engagement, one idea in particular caught her attention.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
  • When the skies cleared Sunday, hundreds arrived for the festival’s final day, filling much of the grounds.
    — J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of filling
Verb
  • When packing bananas in your bag, make sure they’re cushioned and not packed too tightly to avoid splitting.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Odalys, which is packing maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, is forecast to gradually strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane by late Monday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of packing
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  • Blocking one chokepoint diverts traffic to others, congesting alternatives.
    — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • With other satellites already congesting the orbit, the quiet darkness of the night sky may soon become a luxury of the past.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
Definition of congesting
Verb
  • None of this means obstructing staff, entering restricted areas, or secretly recording conversations.
    — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • He was charged with obstructing a law enforcement officer, resisting an officer with violence and resisting an officer without violence.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of obstructing
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  • Tracy has gone from possible committee member to third wheel, and running backs without either volume or high-value touches shouldn’t be clogging your bench.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Sticky beta-amyloid can build into brain-clogging plaque over decades, eventually spurring neuron-killing tau tangles that lead to symptoms.
    — Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of clogging
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  • The policy is making the British glass industry more expensive than the cheap imports from China and Turkey which are flooding the market.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
  • View of flooding outside of Tonya's Tavern in Washington, Pa.
    — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of flooding
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“Gridlocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gridlocking. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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