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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gridlocking
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The nearly 4,000 fans kept the faith all game, filling the arena with nothing but deafening noise.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026 -
While much of those duties are typical for his local office — picking up trash, plowing snow and filling potholes — the 34-year-old mayor has leaned on his knack for viral content creation to drive interest and awareness of government programs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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For travel days, pair your airport-ready sweatsuits with the Everyday Trainer Sneakers, or toss the Scrunched Sneakers that feature a flexible silhouette into your suitcase to make packing a breeze.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
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Amazon's fulfillment services include the process of storing, packing and shipping orders.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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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
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America does not need more trucks congesting roads in large population centers.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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In 2004, after years of incompetent, wasteful and corrupt agencies obstructing basic and legal public records requests, the California Assembly and Senate voted unanimously to put Proposition 59 before voters.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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But constant artificial light has also become a problem, affecting sleep quality, disrupting plant and animal biorhythms and obstructing our views of the cosmos.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Tens of thousands fled by boat from Hue, many drowning in the attempt, and by the end of March a million refugees—soldiers, civilians, whole extended families—were clogging Route 7B, a major highway, trying to get farther south.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Set to open next month, the 104-acre facility is designed to move freight off highways and onto rail lines — a shift state and local leaders say could reduce the number of long-haul trucks clogging Atlanta's already congested interstates.—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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While some dams serve critical purposes, protection from flooding and supplying drinking water, along the 80-mile-long Charles River, Kumpf says nearly 20 dams are simply relics of the region's industrial past.—
Aaron Parseghian,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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With hundreds of new products flooding the halls of Fiera Milano and installations popping up across the city, even all six days are barely enough for the time needed to cover it all.—
Jesse Dorris,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Gridlocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gridlocking. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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