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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
bought a block of stocks
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as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
constant bickering that is only a block to the completion of the project
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as in head
slang
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth
threatened to knock the block off the jerk next door if he didn't can the noise
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as in confederacy
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
a block of oil-producing nations
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as in to fill
to close up so that no empty spaces remain
block up the opening in the wall where a window once was
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as in to obstruct
to prevent passage through by filling with something
one of the patient's arteries was so blocked with fatty deposits that blood flow had been reduced to a trickle
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as in to guard
to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point
the square is temporarily blocked off for the street fair
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Recent Examples of block
Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Were they rebuilt to withstand another storm as powerful as Sandy?
Many homes (even whole blocks) on Staten Island were destroyed during Sandy.
—James Barron, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
David McCabe, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Two-way players Drew Peterson and Miles Norris both contributed to that Celtics surge, with Peterson hitting a 3-pointer and blocking a shot at the rim, leading to a fast-break lob dunk by Kornet at the other end.
—Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The shooting was reported shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday in the 900 block of West El Camino Avenue, just east of Morrell Street and a few block west of Northgate Boulevard, according to the Sacramento Police Department.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Were they rebuilt to withstand another storm as powerful as Sandy?
Many homes (even whole blocks) on Staten Island were destroyed during Sandy.
—James Barron, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
Some legal experts think the administration could still take a lighter hand on blocking mergers and setting proactive regulations for tech.
—David McCabe, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Two-way players Drew Peterson and Miles Norris both contributed to that Celtics surge, with Peterson hitting a 3-pointer and blocking a shot at the rim, leading to a fast-break lob dunk by Kornet at the other end.
—Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for block
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There was another notable cluster in 2012 in people staying in tent cabins in Yosemite.—
Judy Stone,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Amyloid plaques play a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s when small clusters gather at synapses in the brain and interfere with the nerve cells’ ability to communicate.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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Significant obstacles remain: insufficient private investment, market fragmentation across 27 member states, and regulatory complexity could undermine Europe's ambitions.—
Federico Guerrini,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Your passion must propel you forward when obstacles arise.—
Jay Ruderman,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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There's always one shot that leaves a golfer shaking his or her head.—
Mike Hutton,
Post-Tribune,
19 July 2017
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Delimitros said one of the truck’s side view mirrors struck her in the head, causing minor injuries.—
David Hernandez,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
19 July 2017
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This April 3, 2025, photo taken at the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, shows fragments of the Japanese Zero fighter that a kamikaze pilot flew into the side of the USS Missouri during the Battle of Okinawa on April 11, 1945.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Jersey City Police Department is taking the lead on the investigation since the helicopter crashed on the Jersey City side of the river, Fulop told WABC on Thursday.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Men were the representatives of their clans and nations in the Haudenosaunee council, which made decisions for the confederacy as a whole.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Nov. 2024
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Adams wanted to align the young Republic with Great Britain, while Jefferson favored a confederacy with France.—
Emily Hallas,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Aug. 2024
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Twenty-eight of those have launched batches of Starlink satellites to join the constellation.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The Long Island City station received its first batch of elevators late last year on the south side of the station, a $74 million project.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Join 80 others in the comments View Comments The documentation required by each state also varies, and ID seekers discussing the REAL ID process online have commented on hurdles for people who have had name changes or other inconsistencies in their documentation.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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The documentation required by each state also varies, and ID seekers discussing the REAL ID process online have commented on hurdles for people who have had name changes or other inconsistencies in their documentation.—
CNN.com,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Each participant received a small device embedded on top of the skull and an IPG in a simple one hour surgical procedure that leaves the skull’s inner table intact.—
Naveen Rao,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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In 2007, Nicolas Cage won a bidding war against Leonardo DiCaprio for a $276,000 T. rex skull.—
Catherine Baab-Muguira,
Quartz,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Block.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/block. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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