GRIDLOCKING Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

gridlocking

verb

present participle of gridlock

as in filling

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Previously, applicants were to be reviewed by a screening committee to suggest top applicants to the superintendent’s leadership team, who then sent a recommendation for filling the position.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
Ultimately, the best bar complements a whole-food diet, filling nutritional gaps rather than replacing essential meals.

— Jess Cording, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of filling

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The World Cup acted as South Downtown’s debut, packing the area with traveling fans and locals taking their first look at downtown Atlanta’s next era.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Hollywood hasn’t begun packing for the fall festivals in Venice, Telluride and Toronto, but the Sundance Film Festival has dropped in with a reminder that January is around the corner.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 29 July 2026

Definition of packing

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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
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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Felony charges were later downgraded to misdemeanor charges of obstructing a peace officer and criminal mischief before being dropped altogether last month after Wilhoite was accepted into a diversion program.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Lozano Flores is being held at the Ada County Jail on suspicion of lewd conduct with a child younger than 16, first-degree kidnapping, and resisting and obstructing an officer.

— Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026

Definition of obstructing

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Others say construction and an influx of workers are already causing havoc for ranchers and towns, driving up rents, snapping up farmland, illuminating the night sky, clogging roads and turning parts of rural Texas into industrial zones.

— Marc Levy, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Instead of relying on users to manually compensate for common UV printing issues, the system is designed to reduce clogging risks through ink formulation, circulation, temperature management, and automated maintenance routines.

— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 20 July 2026

Definition of clogging

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In one image, a young sitter with the Arabic word for ‘justice’ painted on her cheek gazes sensuously into the camera, while flooding the frame with wafts of smoke.

— Michael-Oliver Harding, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
The break left a giant sinkhole on Sunset Boulevard and sent about 17 million gallons of water into surrounding neighborhoods, shuttering businesses, and flooding homes and underground parking.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

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