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Recent Examples of roadblock
Jon Hamilton, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
Marie realizes Danny was the roadblock, so why give up the goose?
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Year two brought another roadblock.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
For a business struggling to maintain relevance, the benefits of an Emmy roadblock, touting TV’s best to the widest audience possible, are enormous.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Leucovorin appears to offer a way around that metabolic roadblock.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
Marie realizes Danny was the roadblock, so why give up the goose?
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Year two brought another roadblock.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
For a business struggling to maintain relevance, the benefits of an Emmy roadblock, touting TV’s best to the widest audience possible, are enormous.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadblock
Noun
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The difficulty in getting rid of players other than those whose contracts expired this summer (Luka Modric, Lucas Vazquez and Jesus Vallejo) was a significant obstacle.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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To overcome this obstacle, the MIT team employed lithium-6 atoms, a rare isotope whose resonance frequency shifts depending on temperature.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Jamie Simpson of Covington was sentenced in March to 60 years in prison for holding his wife captive and torturing her for hours before barricading himself inside her home in a lengthy standoff with police.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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When officers approached, the man barricaded himself in a home.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Even if the discharge petition is successful, the underlying bill would have to clear many more hurdles.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
8 Sep. 2025
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Reports have also pointed to practical hurdles for Optimus, including production bottlenecks, hand dexterity issues, and leadership turnover on the program.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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More than 300 flights were delayed at Denver International Airport on Saturday due to a ground delay caused by thunderstorms in the area.—
Marco Cummings,
Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2025
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Previously, researchers faced strict regulations that could delay their work.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Starting to deregulate labor markets, limiting growth in minimum wages, and reducing impediments on labor flexibility.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The roads are largely impassable in other areas, however, with impediments ranging from potholes to boulders placed in the street, Dant said.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But others describe the reality of the early weeks, where discussion was completely hampered by Israel's insistence on fully blockading aid into Gaza.—
Tom Bowman,
NPR,
28 Aug. 2025
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Egypt is Gaza’s only access to the outside world as Israel has blockaded the territory from the land, sea and air.—
Becky Anderson,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But none of that is proving much of a hindrance.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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For her, regulatory guardrails are less a hindrance than a necessary framework.—
Peter High,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But Congress has long blocked that increase from taking effect, with lawmakers from both parties fearful about the political fallout of voting themselves a pay raise.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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That dire warning aside, California tribes are also suing for a preliminary injunction against Kalshi to block its prediction markets.—
Contessa Brewer,Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Roadblock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadblock. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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