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as in obstructed
to prevent passage through by filling with something
the usual weekend traffic congested the region's highways
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Recent Examples of congested
Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Despite promises of road improvements, residents said the roads were too congested to handle the additional traffic a new development would bring.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024
Ipswich congested the midfield well (particularly in the first half), meaning United’s attempts to play two-touch, pass-and-move football lacked finesse.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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Southern Californians can expect to see high wait times at the airports and congested traffic on the freeways during the holidays this year.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Despite promises of road improvements, residents said the roads were too congested to handle the additional traffic a new development would bring.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
Traffic in the evening is predicted to be congested.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024
Ipswich congested the midfield well (particularly in the first half), meaning United’s attempts to play two-touch, pass-and-move football lacked finesse.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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Here are the top stories: About three dozen Jefferson County Public Schools were overcrowded at the start of this school year, while a smaller share of schools were at less than 70% capacity, our analysis found.Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
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Few towns and cities have their own holding facilities, and county jails are often already overcrowded.Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
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But there are still 5,000 seats that have obstructed views.Scott Powers, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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Such large-scale research has been difficult, particularly during the most deadly waves of the pandemic when clinic restrictions and medical emergencies obstructed consistent testing.Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Police blocked off the intersection of Eighth and State streets for several hours to allow officials to investigate.Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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The district government blocked the temple’s construction.Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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And that's why so many Democratic votes were needed for so many pivotal things, because the Rules Committee was jammed up by contrarians.CBS News, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2024
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The New Jersey rocker showed up the next day and jammed with Social Distortion.Charles Moss, SPIN, 12 Dec. 2024
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Profile: Dilly Dally was a stray who was taken to a crowded shelter in Imperial Valley and was then transferred to Rancho Coastal Humane Society through Friends of County Animal Shelters.Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Shot in Delhi during the post-COVID period, the production faced logistical challenges, particularly while filming in crowded railway stations.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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In saturated fats, the carbon atoms have the maximum amount of hydrogen atoms bonded.Devineé Lingo, M.S., Health, 15 Jan. 2025
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Color palettes emulate the yellowing fade of old photographs and the overly saturated or unnaturally cool tones of digital imagery, a reminder that the camera is rarely an objective observer.Carolina A. Miranda, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Congested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congested. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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