Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadblocking
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At defensive corners, Salah normally assumes a blocking role, tasked with disrupting the runs of key opposition aerial threats.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025 -
Aid agencies say Israel is blocking essential items.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
11 Dec. 2025
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While many campuses were delaying scholarship decisions until the government resolved problems with a new financial aid form, Swarthmore used other data to figure out applicants’ financial need.—
Collin Binkley,
Fortune,
11 Dec. 2025
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Moscow has repeatedly said that Zelensky was not the legitimate leader of Ukraine and as such could not negotiate any peace deal but this has been seen by critics as aimed at delaying an end to Putin’s aggression.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025
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After barricading himself in a home for over an hour Friday morning, Abugharbieh eventually surrendered to police wearing only a towel, as seen on aerial video of the incident.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Gang members split into groups, launching attacks across multiple localities, barricading roads and digging trenches across routes that serve as entry and exit points, Bertide Horace, a spokesperson from the Dialogue and Reconciliation Commission to Save the Artibonite Valley, told CNN.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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Iran had to shut in its own wells this month after the United States started blockading the strait.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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In 2003 and 2005, demonstrators blockading La Paz in protest over foreign designs on their country's natural gas reserves toppled two pro-Western governments, paving the way for the rise of former President Evo Morales, the founder of MAS.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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The drivers might be looking for braking points and entrances and exits from turns.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2026
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If the rear control arm or lower arm mounting points break, the rear wheels could become misaligned or inadequately retained, adversely affecting vehicle handling, stability and braking performance and increasing the risk of a crash or injury.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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In April, its Global AI Hub Law draft set out three levels of data embassies, ranging from the guest country retaining full autonomy to hybrid legal protections where Saudi courts could assist foreign courts.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
9 Dec. 2025
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This method does not require milk and will help reduce the fat content while retaining more of the potato's vitamin C content.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
9 Dec. 2025
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Police responded to a call for battery/domestic violence at a residence in West Hills prior to arresting Jackson.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
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Even though this new policy ran counter to the way the rules for arresting and detaining noncitizens had been enforced for decades prior, ICE immediately began operating accordingly.—
Tasha Carvell,
Twin Cities,
8 June 2026
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“Roadblocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadblocking. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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