roadblocking

verb

present participle of roadblock
as in blocking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadblocking
  1. blocking
  2. delaying
  3. barricading
  4. blockading
  5. braking
  6. retaining
  7. arresting
Verb
  • The train began blocking the crossing on Tuesday morning, forcing drivers to find alternate routes.
    — Terell Bailey, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The first of those state-court eligibility decisions, granted in Ohio in early July, was paused by an appeals court this week, blocking it from taking effect.
    — Justin Williams, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of blocking
Verb
  • The cost-cutting measures ended up delaying production, raising costs regardless.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
  • His family publicly accused the workers' compensation system of delaying and denying needed care.
    — Ginger Allen, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of delaying
Verb
  • Later, a few students took over Hamilton Hall, barricading themselves inside.
    — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • New Castle city staff are barricading roads to keep people off dangerous streets, Blankenship said.
    — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of barricading
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  • That includes Yemen’s Houthi movement blockading Saudi Arabian maritime traffic near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • In July, Houthi forces began blockading the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, the corridor linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, in response to renewed Saudi strikes on Yemen.
    — Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of blockading
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  • How to align yourself for better braking Just like a car, your body’s braking system requires proper alignment to evenly distribute the absorption of force.
    — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Many advanced driver-assistance systems, or ADAS, can control a vehicle’s speed, braking and steering using cameras, sensors and/or mapping data.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of braking
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  • These are just a few examples of the many legitimate business purposes for retaining data.
    — Jodi Daniels, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Nordic spruce fir trees will provide the raw material, with the wood retaining biogenic carbon captured during growth.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of retaining
Verb
  • His brother’s footage still showed the soldiers interacting amicably with settlers in Qusra rather than arresting them.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Present in photographic form, his 1918 Endless Column (part of the same Târgu Jiu complex) forms just one of several arresting architectural designs.
    — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of arresting
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“Roadblocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadblocking. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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