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Recent Examples of roadblock
Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
By extending the bit-flip lifetime to over an hour, Alice & Bob have effectively removed a significant roadblock in building practical fault-tolerant machines.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
The controversial and slow-moving forest management plan inside the Hoosier National Forest hit another roadblock last week.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
One potential roadblock for Campbell’s plan is that even if college sports enjoyed the same protection as pro leagues, that protection might not amount to much and would probably be worth less every year.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Pope, especially, is at a roadblock with her decision.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
By extending the bit-flip lifetime to over an hour, Alice & Bob have effectively removed a significant roadblock in building practical fault-tolerant machines.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
The controversial and slow-moving forest management plan inside the Hoosier National Forest hit another roadblock last week.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
One potential roadblock for Campbell’s plan is that even if college sports enjoyed the same protection as pro leagues, that protection might not amount to much and would probably be worth less every year.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadblock
Noun
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Autonomous systems handle the full flight profile, from takeoff to landing, using sensors for obstacle detection and avoidance.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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If there weren’t obstacles, this would be a very short series.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The shooter, identified as 27-year-old Mason Triana, was known to police and lived in the house where he was barricaded, Miami Police Chief Manny Morales said.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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Daulby was accidentally shot by an officer as worshippers tried to stop the attacker from entering the building by barricading the door shut, police said.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Rachael Powell, chief deputy district attorney in the Fourth Judicial District, said close relationships with law enforcement can help prosecutors overcome hurdles in stalking cases.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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The largest hurdle is Starship’s on-orbit refueling test.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Persons should delay all travel if possible.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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Should your flight get delayed or canceled, whether through staffing shortages, a technical meltdown or extreme weather (a nor’easter is expected on the East Coast this weekend), CNN Travel has some advice on what to do next.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Guterres called for safe access for humanitarian workers, the removal of red tape and other impediments, the rebuilding of Gaza’s shattered infrastructure and funding to meet the immense needs.—
Yamiche Alcindor,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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And the second impediment was the kids did not exactly present with a full and rich interior life or subjectivity.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Britain was France’s most persistent opponent and was determined to control the seas, especially in the face of Napoleon’s efforts to blockade the country.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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Israel has blockaded the water around Gaza, preventing boats and ships from delivering humanitarian aid.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Still, the new restrictions are not a patch, merely a hindrance.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
13 Oct. 2025
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The journey, first to Paris and then through Switzerland and Milan and onwards to Venice, was for the most part pleasant, being blessedly free of many of the wearisome and often infuriating hindrances and misdirections that rail travel usually entails.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But Ayton has skill, a silky jumper, smooth footwork and a giant frame that can block off the paint on the other end.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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After a week of chaos and confusion, as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees described it, the fates of more than 600 workers hang in the balance now that a federal judge has temporarily blocked their terminations.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Roadblock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadblock. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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