roadblocked

past tense of roadblock

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadblocked
Verb
  • But Congress has long blocked that increase from taking effect, with lawmakers from both parties fearful about the political fallout of voting themselves a pay raise.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But the initiative was quickly blocked in court on procedural grounds and later rescinded by the Biden administration.
    Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Staffers closed and barricaded the door, and Brown was captured several blocks from the shooting, authorities said.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Graphic footage of the shooting circulated online and showed the crowd of thousands run for safety as students barricaded in classrooms.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ten other airlines delayed between one and 19 flights.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The San Diego City Council voted 6-2 Monday to begin charging parking fees in Balboa Park for the first time, but council members delayed the start date by several months and granted many park users some major concessions.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By the late 1940s, concerns shifted toward the threat posed by the Soviet Union, which stationed large military forces across Eastern Europe, staged a coup in Czechoslovakia and blockaded Berlin.
    John Deni, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The education ministry said around 100 schools were disrupted and 27 fully blockaded.
    Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bennett Lembke, a 34-year-old Caldwell resident, was arrested following a traffic stop in Thurston County, Washington, after Boise police identified him as the suspect and issued a warrant, the agency said in a news release Thursday evening.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Fort Worth police arrested him on suspicion of two offenses.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBPA) and the players union are mired in labor negotiations that threaten the 2026 season.
    Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The country is mired in a prolonged crisis brought on by years of hyperinflation, political corruption, economic mismanagement and an ineffectual government.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Family members of Reed retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump, his office announced Tuesday.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
  • What To Know Civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced on Tuesday that he has been retained by Reed's family and will undertake an independent investigation into the student's death.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Elephants moved silently in the distance, and a herd of impala bounded across the plain, skittish but unconcerned with us.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Chip, the 3-year-old miniature dachshund, was filmed bounding toward the open door but immediately reconsidering after inspecting the dreary conditions outside his home in England.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Roadblocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadblocked. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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