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Recent Examples of blockage
You were hospitalized twice for surgery or decompression (a procedure to relieve pressure from blockages).
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Health, 15 Aug. 2025
In January 2023, Claire Barbery from Newquay, England, experienced a blockage in one side of her nose.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Essentially, stents are used to treat cardiac blockages and improve blood flow.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2025
Clear energy blockages with the unique Chakra Cleansing Massage, which blends chakra with a soothing copal massage, using the which has been aromatic resin from the copal tree, a plant cherished in Baja for its cleansing and grounding properties.
—Náosha Gregg, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
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Health, 15 Aug. 2025
In January 2023, Claire Barbery from Newquay, England, experienced a blockage in one side of her nose.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Essentially, stents are used to treat cardiac blockages and improve blood flow.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2025
Clear energy blockages with the unique Chakra Cleansing Massage, which blends chakra with a soothing copal massage, using the which has been aromatic resin from the copal tree, a plant cherished in Baja for its cleansing and grounding properties.
—Náosha Gregg, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockage
Noun
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The tractor-trailer, carrying beverages, rode along the median barrier, splitting open from the side and spilling bottles across the roadway, the fire department posted on Facebook.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some cities install physical barriers like planters, bike racks, or other obstacles, to ensure compliance.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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According to Reuters, various regional authorities say the mobile internet blockades are intended to disrupt Ukrainian drone strikes.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Sep. 2025
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Beijing's forces have responded to Philippine challenges with blockades, ramming maneuvers, and water cannon, raising fears that a miscalculation could draw the United States into a conflict with its military rival.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Wind giant Ørsted sues White House Energy giant Ørsted and two US states sued the White House over its obstruction of a near-complete offshore wind farm, part of the administration’s move away from renewables.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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O'Dell pleaded guilty earlier this year to arson, damage to religious property and obstruction of persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Menninger said the stone wall goes around the facade and the empty lot.—
Jason Dill
September 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Stepping through the ancient stone wall of the Old Town transported me into a storybook.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Economists and others familiar with how the jobs numbers are collected have expressed confidence that Labor Department procedures will keep the data are safe from political interference.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Smithsonian must remain free from political interference, no matter who lives in the White House and Congress will continue to protect its autonomy and support the millions of visitors who enjoy it every year.—
Anastasia Tsioulcas,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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The difficulty in getting rid of players other than those whose contracts expired this summer (Luka Modric, Lucas Vazquez and Jesus Vallejo) was a significant obstacle.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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To overcome this obstacle, the MIT team employed lithium-6 atoms, a rare isotope whose resonance frequency shifts depending on temperature.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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More Agustin Cuevas/Getty Images The main impediment that prevented Herta from racing in F1 is the lack of sufficient superlicense points.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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But Wilders saw the coalition as an unnecessary impediment to the PVV’s agenda, and hopes to ride the party’s climbing popularity into the top office.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Sep. 2025
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Formal networking or making casual conversation with colleagues can sometimes feel awkward or forced, and many have welcomed the slight reduction to inhibitions that responsible use of alcohol affords.—
Melissa A. Wheeler,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Lockwood’s lack of inhibition can lead to trouble.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Blockage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockage. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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