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Recent Examples of blockage
Between July and December 2023, thousands of Guatemalans participated in marches, rallies, sit-ins, and road blockages to demand the resignation of senior officials.
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Laura Gamboa, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2025
For severe or chronic (long-lasting) ear pain, your provider might recommend surgery to address blockage in your Eustachian tubes.5
Never try to clear out your ears or your child's ears with cotton swabs or water picks.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 9 May 2025
In a large 2018 study, asthma patients who suffer from seasonal allergies received a 300 mg injection every two weeks and showed significant improvements in their nasal blockage.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 15 Apr. 2025
However, some beta-blockers can worsen symptoms of asthma or other lung conditions, as well as peripheral vascular disease (a condition that causes narrowing, blockage, or spasms in the blood vessel).
—Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
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Laura Gamboa, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2025
For severe or chronic (long-lasting) ear pain, your provider might recommend surgery to address blockage in your Eustachian tubes.5
Never try to clear out your ears or your child's ears with cotton swabs or water picks.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 9 May 2025
In a large 2018 study, asthma patients who suffer from seasonal allergies received a 300 mg injection every two weeks and showed significant improvements in their nasal blockage.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 15 Apr. 2025
However, some beta-blockers can worsen symptoms of asthma or other lung conditions, as well as peripheral vascular disease (a condition that causes narrowing, blockage, or spasms in the blood vessel).
—Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockage
Noun
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As far as the lack of democratization, the current state of supply chains presents a high barrier to entry for small businesses who want to integrate with larger retailers or access global networks.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Use waterproof barriers, such as special ointments or creams, to protect the skin from direct contact with water.—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Israel imposed a blockade on all supplies entering Gaza in March, saying Hamas was seizing supplies meant for civilians - a charge the group denies.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Netanyahu’s government lifted its blockades this week after approximately three months of preventing food and other humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
22 May 2025
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Additionally, 24% of providers in Colorado reported incidents of obstruction over those two years, and 18% experienced threats.—
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton,
Denver Post,
22 May 2025
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Aid must flow immediately, without obstruction and at scale, because this is what is needed.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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Per the outlet, the couple exchanged vows at the Castello di Celsa, a 13th-century castle with sweeping views, a beautiful garden and ivy crawling up its stone walls.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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Indoors and out are braided together: The roof extends into a broad canopy, and the inner stone wall turns and slips through the glass to become an exterior façade.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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No beneficiaries were injured, no lives were lost and all food available was distributed without interference.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2025
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell, though, has said the Fed won’t be swayed by political interference.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Kennedy’s announcement does not broadly address healthy adults, but under the new FDA framework, healthy adults who wish to receive the fall COVID-19 vaccine will likely face obstacles.—
Libby Richards,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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The Times spoke to both sides, as well as multiple experts to better understand the high-stakes litigation, which faces obstacles but could shake up California’s home insurance industry.—
Laurence Darmiento,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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But many women say that many impediments remain and that sexism is common within the ranks.—
Maria Varenikova,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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The aspirational numbers are dazzling but many details are undefined, with much left to be decided down the road in a world fraught with geopolitical and economic impediments.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Its inhibition was leveled at the thing, not the name.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Just in time for the full moon in Libra on April 12, Luna will illuminate your 12th house of secrets, inhibitions and unconscious patterns, urging you to let go of patterns that no longer serve you.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Blockage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockage. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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