Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadblocks
Noun
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The winner in November will lead the country's most populous state, facing a large deficit and other obstacles, including the state's high cost of living, homelessness and wildfire risk.—
Marisa Lagos,
NPR,
6 June 2026 -
Despite the ongoing ups and downs of the housing market, including economic cycles and affordability obstacles including post-pandemic high interest rates, low inventory, and soaring prices, women – particularly Millennials – have continued to show resiliency.—
Kathy Collins,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
Verb
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The vigilante gets to Tappen and barricades the two of them in a hospital room, where a vicious brawl ensues.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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To keep her family at bay, Alexandra barricades herself in her Brooklyn brownstone with enough Molotov cocktails to blow up the whole block.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In fact, the data showed that more than 60 million families don’t play together at all, with those surveyed citing barriers such as work, screen time, household chores, cost and a lack of safe spaces as impediments to fun.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Electric grids, largely designed for centralized fossil generation, are impediments to renewable expansion.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Verb
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There's no question that the United States has a credible threat of force, but the blockade really blockades ourselves as well as Iran.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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As the United States military blockades the Strait of Hormuz fuel prices rose above $100 dollars a barrel.—
Contessa Brewer,Dawn Giel,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Overcoming cost barriers with advanced architecture Traditional nuclear energy projects frequently face economic hurdles due to the extensive lead times and high capital requirements of manufacturing heavy components.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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California has the third-most data centers in the country, with 300, but high electricity rates, expensive land and regulatory hurdles mean that fewer, and smaller, facilities are currently planned than in other hotspots.—
Blanca Begert,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Cuba is currently facing a banking crisis that delays pension payments to retirees and limits cash withdrawals for the general population.—
Sarah Moreno
June 4,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Doctors say the administrative action routinely delays or denies care.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Not just crashes, but obstructions, emergency scene conflicts, unexpected stops in travel lanes and response-time performance.—
David Roberts,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Of the photons of light that avoid clouds of dust and other deep-space obstructions to reach our planet, most don’t make it through Earth’s thick atmosphere, let alone through a telescope’s loss-prone optics.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Anything Too Tall or Too Small Avoid placing anything on a coffee table that blocks the view of the surrounding furniture.—
Lauren Jones,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
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In addition to Virunga National Park, Okapi Wildlife Reserve blocks the west and the north from the spread of the disease toward the big city of Kisangani, and downstream of the Congo River all the way to [the capital of] Kinshasa.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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“Roadblocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadblocks. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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