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Recent Examples of roadblock
Julia Shapero, The Hill, 13 June 2025
Cea Weaver, director of the left-leaning Housing Justice for All group, acknowledged there are many roadblocks to affordable housing production, but also argued HPD isn’t one of them.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
Up next, President Trump's tariffs hit a legal roadblock.
—ABC News, 1 June 2025
Other Republican Senators, including Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, may also put up roadblocks over potential cuts to Medicaid.
—Nik Popli, Time, 4 June 2025
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Noun
The bill passed the Senate last year but ultimately hit roadblocks in the House.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 13 June 2025
Cea Weaver, director of the left-leaning Housing Justice for All group, acknowledged there are many roadblocks to affordable housing production, but also argued HPD isn’t one of them.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
Up next, President Trump's tariffs hit a legal roadblock.
—ABC News, 1 June 2025
Other Republican Senators, including Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, may also put up roadblocks over potential cuts to Medicaid.
—Nik Popli, Time, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadblock
Noun
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Listen to this article The path back to the pinnacle was littered with obstacles.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
21 June 2025
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But there’s a major obstacle: municipalities, not the national government, are responsible for managing stray animals.—
Lisa Klaassen,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
Verb
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This can look a lot of different ways, Lindsay said, like a person barricading themselves in a home or apartment, someone not wanting to exit a car, or someone threatening to jump off a bridge or building.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2025
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Fort Worth police and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were serving an arrest warrant, and a man barricaded himself in a house, said Fort Worth police spokesperson Officer Cynthia Wood in an email to the Star-Telegram.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2025
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Those are hurdles for many of the most vulnerable populations in low- and middle-income countries, many of whom are young adults.—
Alice Park,
Time,
18 June 2025
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Although House supporters of the bill have reportedly promised to push the bill through, so Trump can sign it into law by July, the GENIUS Act is likely to face hurdles.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
Verb
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So far, the administration has ended or delayed nearly 2,500 NIH grants, including some related to researching blood glucose.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2025
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Service businesses face real-time cost pressures that cannot be warehoused or delayed.—
Kara Dennison,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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In the BofA survey, 54% of the analysts said issues finding skilled workers would be a significant impediment for companies.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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The imperatives of tying India’s economic fortunes more closely to the transformations occurring in these regions are therefore incontestable, especially because India already faces strong impediments to translating its natural dominance within South Asia into lasting local hegemony.—
ASHLEY J. TELLIS,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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Parliament and the president's office in Kenya's capital Nairobi were barricaded with razor wire, with all access roads blockaded by police.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 June 2025
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Small fragments of volcanic debris probably fell like rain through the opening during the first phases of the eruption, causing the four people inside the home to rush to the bedroom and blockade it with a bed to protect themselves.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Its omnivorous approach, in search of an everything box for pop songcraft, seems to see imagination itself as a hindrance.—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
17 June 2025
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Federal military presence presents 'significant' challenge The Los Angeles Police Department reiterated on Monday that despite some demonstrations turning violent, local police can handle whatever protesters throw at them and that additional federal help could become a hindrance.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
11 June 2025
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In April, the Trump administration implemented new regulations that blocked sales of Nvidia’s H20 AI chip, which had been designed to comply with earlier restrictions.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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Dishes that are stacked too closely together, are nested (think bowls and spoons), or blocked by larger items may not be fully cleaned and rinsed.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 June 2025
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“Roadblock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadblock. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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