as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
an obstruction in the drain has the water all backed up
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Recent Examples of obstruction
In Utah, Wallace faces state charges of first-degree felony child kidnapping and second-degree felony obstruction of justice, KUTV reported.
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Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
He was issued two summonses for disorderly conduct for creating a hazardous condition, and obstruction of vehicular traffic, police said.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
Chinese state media reported that road obstructions have been cleared, and electricity has resumed in most surrounding towns and villages.
—Tiffany May, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The statute of limitations for filing an obstruction of justice charge ends on the two-year anniversary of the crash, on Sept. 4, 2024.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
He was issued two summonses for disorderly conduct for creating a hazardous condition, and obstruction of vehicular traffic, police said.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
Chinese state media reported that road obstructions have been cleared, and electricity has resumed in most surrounding towns and villages.
—Tiffany May, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The statute of limitations for filing an obstruction of justice charge ends on the two-year anniversary of the crash, on Sept. 4, 2024.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obstruction
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Discrediting the science As the industry’s recruitment of spokespeople aimed to stem the tide of local gas bans, SoCalGas faced another obstacle: Mounting research that revealed the harmful health effects of gas stoves.Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
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There is a path to preventing such a wrong turn, even if the path is strewn with obstacles and is uphill all the way.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Fetterman is a co-sponsor of the Laken Riley Act — an immigration bill aimed at curbing crime by migrants — which cleared its first hurdle toward passage in the Senate last week, when 33 Senate Democrats voted with Republicans in the 84-9 vote Thursday.Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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One persistent hurdle is maintaining staff engagement in a high-turnover industry.Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Some warned that British forces were vulnerable to the same embarrassment as their American allies, who were tarred in 2010 by the leaking of military logs documenting six years of the Afghanistan war by WikiLeaks, the antisecrecy group established by Julian Assange.Mark Landler, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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The irony, of course, is that the source of the embarrassment is Trump.Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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President-elect Trump’s legal team submitted a written opposition Friday to the Georgia Supreme Court over Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s request to have the state’s high court review her removal from the former president’s 2020 election interference case.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
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McDuffie was called for pass interference five times and Jones was called for offsides five times.Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
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Her Taiwanese heritage and my Swedish background have cemented a foundation that grows and flourishes beyond all barriers, cherishing what SoCal and the world have to offer.Claës Nordenskiöld, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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The localizer is a barrier at the end of the runway that helps with aircraft landings and was blamed for exacerbating the crash’s severity.Paolo Confino, Fortune Asia, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Obstruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obstruction. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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