GRIDLOCKING Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

gridlocking

verb

present participle of gridlock

as in filling

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Sacramento’s Front Street Animal Shelter has reduced its pending service requests by more than 90% after filling staffing vacancies and streamlining its processes.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
In sweltering Edinburg, Texas, 52-year-old Kristin Jimenez shrugged off the rising price of gas after filling up her Mercedes.

— Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of filling

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Schlittler sent his hometown Red Sox packing last October, striking out 12 while twirling eight scoreless innings in Game 3 of the 2025 Wild Card Series.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Sep. 2026
The Grammy-winning artist and seasoned runway attendee touched down in Milan for the spring 2027 presentation this week, packing plenty of statement styles.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of packing

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Collaboration means different interests working through disagreements to find common ground – not obstructing progress in court while forests burn.

— Chris Edwards, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2026
In three years, Whitley’s job transformed from obstructing his fatherhood to enhancing it.

— Jack Leo, AJC.com, 22 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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Kansas City will start the week warm and dry before the remnants of Hurricane Polo bring rounds of rain and thunderstorms midweek, with heavy rainfall and flooding possible, according to the National Weather Service.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026
Rain with flooding possible Thursday Rain chances remain very high, around 90%, with additional periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms possible on Thursday.

— Michael Autovino, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

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