1
as in impedes
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
this would go much faster if you would stop obstructing me with your constant interruptions
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2
as in blocks
to prevent passage through by filling with something
at the moment the city's only tunnel between downtown and the airport is obstructed by an overturned tanker truck
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Recent Examples of obstructs
Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Yet the longer Israel obstructs the Hezbollah disarmament plan, the less receptive most of Lebanon’s Shias will be to it.
—Bilal Y. Saab, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Yet the longer Israel obstructs the Hezbollah disarmament plan, the less receptive most of Lebanon’s Shias will be to it.
—Bilal Y. Saab, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obstructs
Verb
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If a mental image only impedes the human’s process of emulation, why should her mindedness make Celmins’s web less natural than the spider’s?—
Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Let go of whatever impedes your growth and progress.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
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Deep below the surface of the earth, disaster strikes when a rock falls and blocks their route back to the surface.—
Caitlin White,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Typically, these formations have porous rock layers overlaid by impermeable rock that blocks upward movement.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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That kind of overload hinders change and makes future efforts more challenging.—
Daniel Schmeltz,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Nevertheless, the lack of efficient electrolytes with fast hydride ion conductivity, thermal stability, and electrode compatibility hinders their practical applications.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The series begins before Gein has ever killed, in 1945, as dawning awareness of death camps in Europe fills the air with sadism and conspiracy thinking.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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Then vice-captain Theo Hernandez in the summer and so in addition to his apparent timelessness on the pitch, Modric fills the leadership gap left by Simon Kjaer, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Olivier Giroud.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Obstructs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obstructs. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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