GRIDLOCKING Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

gridlocking

verb

present participle of gridlock

as in filling

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Silicon Valley’s bet that billions of agents will be out ordering food, booking travel, and filling up their humans’ shopping carts is running into an (admittedly early) reality check.

— Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026
The Dodgers hired former Miami Marlins hitting coach Pedro Guerrero, filling the one opening on their coaching staff.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of filling

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Imagine bringing up rabies to somebody who had just been bisected and then stuck back together with what, at least to him, looked like packing tape?

— Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
On Friday, the order took effect removing some of the 50 percent tariffs imposed on Canadian forestry and agricultural goods, including packing boxes and crates, paper products, plywood sheets, and certain machinery and refrigeration equipment.

— Kate Andrews, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026

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Hospitals in the north lack health workers, medicines and equipment, while ambulance services are severely limited and insecurity is obstructing medical deliveries, Tedros said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
After midnight on the eve of the court hearing's first day Tuesday, prosecutors sought to add new charges of obstructing Congress with an unsigned and unsworn superseding complaint — a maneuver the magistrate judge said was improper and unheard of.

— Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

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The front main handwashing station was inaccessible due to a water back-up/clogging and causing contamination when trying to wash hands.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2026
Nairobi County’s disaster management officer, Bramwell Simiyu, said sewage and garbage discharged from homes along the banks of the Mathare River ends up clogging the waterway, worsening flooding in Nairobi during periods of heavy rain.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of clogging

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Early Monday morning, the Gila River crested more than 2 feet higher than the level capable of flooding several homes and businesses on the north sides of Solomon, Safford and Thatcher, Arizona, according to the National Weather Service.

— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Benally said his parents, both in their 60s, have lived in the area all their lives and have never seen flooding this severe.

— Christopher Weber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of flooding

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