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as in impeded
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
this would go much faster if you would stop obstructing me with your constant interruptions
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as in jammed
to prevent passage through by filling with something
at the moment the city's only tunnel between downtown and the airport is obstructed by an overturned tanker truck
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Recent Examples of obstructed
Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Yoon apologized for his brief martial law decree, but later doubled down and defended the move, arguing the liberal party obstructed his political agenda.
—Sophia Vento, The Hill, 8 Mar. 2025
The spacecraft's position obstructed some of its antennas from pointing toward the Earth, while its solar panels were not in an ideal position to generate energy from the overhead sun, the company said a year ago.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Blocking journalists at every turn, the administration has obstructed the flow of information to the public.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
The race is a core part of Alaska’s history, stemming back to the Iditarod Trail, a path that was used as a mail route in the 20th century and was critical for transportation in the winter months when roads were obstructed, according to the race's website.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2025
The subpoenas are part of an ongoing lawsuit between Martinez and the Board of Education over arguments that board members obstructed the chief executive officer’s job duties.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
As World War II allies turned into Cold War adversaries, Western authorities obstructed the Kremlin’s efforts to repatriate Soviet citizens.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Evidence increases freedom From the 20th-century belief that instruction should be tailored to students’ skull shape to the 1970s movement promoting unstructured learning in classrooms without walls, pseudoscience and fads have obstructed improvements in education.
—Nicole M. McNeil, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
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The status of the third remained unknown, but snow obstructed a full view of the nest.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Yoon apologized for his brief martial law decree, but later doubled down and defended the move, arguing the liberal party obstructed his political agenda.
—Sophia Vento, The Hill, 8 Mar. 2025
The spacecraft's position obstructed some of its antennas from pointing toward the Earth, while its solar panels were not in an ideal position to generate energy from the overhead sun, the company said a year ago.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Blocking journalists at every turn, the administration has obstructed the flow of information to the public.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
The race is a core part of Alaska’s history, stemming back to the Iditarod Trail, a path that was used as a mail route in the 20th century and was critical for transportation in the winter months when roads were obstructed, according to the race's website.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2025
The subpoenas are part of an ongoing lawsuit between Martinez and the Board of Education over arguments that board members obstructed the chief executive officer’s job duties.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
As World War II allies turned into Cold War adversaries, Western authorities obstructed the Kremlin’s efforts to repatriate Soviet citizens.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Evidence increases freedom From the 20th-century belief that instruction should be tailored to students’ skull shape to the 1970s movement promoting unstructured learning in classrooms without walls, pseudoscience and fads have obstructed improvements in education.
—Nicole M. McNeil, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obstructed
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The provision was ratified in the late nineteen-eighties, but conservatives allied with the country’s agricultural lobby have long impeded its enforcement.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Poor governance and economic stewardship have impeded the region’s development and generated the grievances behind the Arab Spring.—
Marwan Muasher,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Feb. 2025
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The pain behind the ear pressure is a result of the Eustachian tube being blocked from other outside factors including allergies and infections — with kids being more susceptible due to having smaller Eustachian tubes.—
Sydney Borchers,
Fox News,
23 Dec. 2024
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But he was blocked in the courts.—
Tyche Hendricks,
NPR,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Obstructed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obstructed. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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