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Recent Examples of roadblock
Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Noah’s religious beliefs and traditional family presented some roadblocks for their relationship in the first season, but the pair’s undeniable chemistry kept things going.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Seattle, which lost at least 15 businesses along the BRT construction corridor by 2023, was up against a major roadblock in its efforts to support them.
—Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
For the title character of the low-key charmer Olmo, those roadblocks shape a day of pivotal reversals and revelations, life-changing in the moment, perhaps, but especially in retrospect.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Snuffing out their first target proves difficult for the duo, what with Danny’s aim being off, and their second mission is interrupted by an unforeseen roadblock.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Noah’s religious beliefs and traditional family presented some roadblocks for their relationship in the first season, but the pair’s undeniable chemistry kept things going.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Seattle, which lost at least 15 businesses along the BRT construction corridor by 2023, was up against a major roadblock in its efforts to support them.
—Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
For the title character of the low-key charmer Olmo, those roadblocks shape a day of pivotal reversals and revelations, life-changing in the moment, perhaps, but especially in retrospect.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadblock
Noun
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In Court Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Thursday, March 6th ‘Hamilton’ Cancels Kennedy Center Show Run In Protest Of Trump’s ‘Purge’ Despite these obstacles, female founders demonstrate remarkable resilience and innovation.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Trump, much like Putin, sees Ukraine as an inconvenience, an obstacle, something that should be grateful to even have a seat at the table.—
Illia Ponomarenko,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Sacramento County deputies detained a man who barricaded himself inside a Rancho Cordova home Friday morning and began to set the residence on fire, prompting evacuations, authorities said.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Feb. 2025
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Yoon resisted one attempt to detain him as the presidential security service barricaded the residence.—
Kim Tong-Hyung,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Gathering at Scripps Research’s third annual Pandemic Preparedness Symposium last week, researchers working in virology and chemistry did not bother to debate whether or not H5N1 avian influenza will clear this rapidly shrinking hurdle.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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Today, these hurdles are now compounded by the circumstances of a mediatized, globalized present in which artworks are readily circulated and recontextualized online—made hyper-visible through social media and simultaneously flattened by the internet’s immediacy.—
Fabiola Iza,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The latest travel trend, known as check-in chicken, is just that, as ambitious travelers take a calculated gamble, delaying checking in for their flight until the last possible minute in an attempt to get the best possible seat without paying extra fees or having airline status.—
Aly Walansky,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2025
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Trump had delayed the tariffs once before to allow more time for talks.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2025
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Other people in Texas oil country, however, see them as a nuisance — as only an impediment to development.—
Benji Jones,
Vox,
10 Feb. 2025
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Yes, but: Trump's blanket opposition to wind, particularly the offshore variety, is an obvious impediment to doing anything the industry wants.—
Daniel Moore,
Axios,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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If China blockades or invades Taiwan, the short-term economic disruptions to the United States and its allies would be large enough to rival the losses caused by a broad decoupling.—
Stephen G. Brooks,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Feb. 2025
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Some protesters have been blockading key roads in major cities, as well as occupying dozens of university facilities.—
ByNenad Jarić Daunhauer,
science.org,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Ukrainian soldiers began to see Russian civilians as a hindrance — or worse, as potential informers who could give away their positions.—
Ekaterina Bodyagina Nanna Heitmann,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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Lost to Indianapolis Colts 26-23 One lesson learned: Loyalty can be a hindrance The Jaguars fired head coach Doug Pederson on Monday, but owner Shan Khan says general manager Trent Baalke is staying.—
Josh Kendall,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
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Henry noted that Reese also attempts many of her layups underhanded, a technique that places the ball low enough for smaller guards such as Skylar Diggins-Smith to block her shot.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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Judges already have issued more than 40 orders to temporarily block Trump's actions.—
Susan Page,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Roadblock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadblock. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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