gridlocking

Definition of gridlockingnext
present participle of gridlock

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Several hundred people turned out over the course of the afternoon, filling the main parking area and forcing others to park in an adjacent hospital clinic lot and a nearby strip mall as a steady stream of visitors continued to arrive.
    Stephen Sorace , Adam Sabes , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
  • More than 100 people gathered outside the Home Depot on Grasmere Avenue in Fairfield late Saturday morning, filling the sidewalk with handmade signs, chants and the steady sound of car horns from drivers slowing down to show support.
    Reginald David, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Rain chances People in the Miami-area should plan on packing a rain jacket or an umbrella through Friday.
    Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
  • After sending the cheeseheads packing with the biggest playoff comeback in franchise history, Ben Johnson spiced up the rivalry with some salty language.
    Jori Parys, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The signature ingredient, however, is the brand’s plum complex—the sister founders of Le Prunier use materials from their family’s century-old plum farm—to support collagen production, skin barrier health, and hydration without congesting pores.
    Emily Orofino, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
  • America does not need more trucks congesting roads in large population centers.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With few nearby cities and little on-property lighting, there's not a lot of light pollution obstructing your view of the stars from this International Dark Sky Park.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The video begins with Ross in front of the vehicle driven by Good, who had stopped her burgundy SUV perpendicular to the street, obstructing the flow of traffic.
    Holmes Lybrand, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Puncerelli explains that lightweight, non-comedogenic oils can help replenish moisture without clogging hair follicles or weighing hair down.
    Iman Balagam, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Each of these features are helpful in ensuring the debris easily gets collected across her 1,640-square-foot home without clogging.
    Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Trump opened the session with a lengthy spiel suggesting that the spigots of Venezuelan oil would soon be open, flooding the market with cheap petroleum for the benefit of American taxpayers, Venezuelan citizens and big oil companies.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • For some, the helicopters flying overhead and protesters flooding the streets this week felt hauntingly familiar.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Gridlocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gridlocking. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.

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