Thesaurus / blockade
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Beijing imposed new tariffs and blockades on Australian imports shortly after the resolution passed, even though the scope of the investigation is much smaller than what Canberra had hoped for.
WHO TEAM INVESTIGATING THE ORIGIN OF COVID-19 WILL ENTER CHINA AFTER DELAYSEAMON BARRETTJANUARY 11, 2021FORTUNEOn a recent morning at Zhou’s third-floor walk-up apartment, he and his colleague, Ouyang Ruoyu, took out their phones to demonstrate the blockade.
CHINESE CENSORSHIP INVADES THE U.S. VIA WECHATJEANNE WHALENJANUARY 7, 2021WASHINGTON POSTApple is hoping to remove enough critics that they can get away with their blockade on competition.
APPLE CUTS SOME APP STORE FEES, BUT CRITICS CALL IT A PLOY TO AVOID REGULATIONREED ALBERGOTTINOVEMBER 18, 2020WASHINGTON POSTFacing a blockade similar to what TikTok and WeChat now face, ZTE cut a deal.
IT’S GETTING HARDER FOR TECH COMPANIES TO BRIDGE THE US-CHINA DIVIDEAMY NORDRUMSEPTEMBER 21, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWIt was the longest internet blockade ever in the democratic world.
PODCAST: HOW A 135-YEAR-OLD LAW LETS INDIA SHUTDOWN THE INTERNETANTHONY GREENSEPTEMBER 2, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWPresident Lincoln had declared a blockade of the Southern ports as soon as the war had started.
HALLOWED HERITAGE: THE LIFE OF VIRGINIADOROTHY M. TORPEYThe tumbled masses of slate-stratum fallen over one another was a proof that the blockade had been recently made.
BLACK DIAMONDSMR JKAIThe sea trade of the country had been destroyed by the vigorous blockade which the Dutch ships of war maintained along the coast.
BELGIUMGEORGE W. T. (GEORGE WILLIAM THOMSON) OMONDThis outbreak led to a joint British and German blockade, which seriously hampered trade operations.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 4, PART 3VARIOUSThis paper blockade was the challenge which called forth the Berlin Decree from Napoleon.
THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTEWILLIAM MILLIGAN SLOANEWORDS RELATED TO BLOCKADE
- arrest
- bar
- barricade
- block out
- blockade
- brake
- catch
- charge
- check
- choke
- clog
- close
- close off
- close out
- congest
- cut off
- dam
- dead-end
- deter
- fill
- halt
- hang up
- hinder
- hold up
- impede
- intercept
- interfere with
- occlude
- plug
- prevent
- shut off
- shut out
- stall
- stonewall
- stop
- stop up
- stopper
- stymie
- tackle
- take out of play
- thwart
- block off
- blockade
- bound
- box up
- cage
- circle
- circumscribe
- close in
- confine
- coop
- corral
- cover
- encase
- encircle
- encompass
- enfold
- enshroud
- environ
- fence
- fence off
- hedge
- hem in
- imbue
- immure
- implant
- impound
- imprison
- include
- induct
- insert
- intern
- jail
- limit
- lock in
- lock up
- mew
- mure
- pen
- restrict
- set apart
- shut in
- veil
- wall in
- wrap
- binds
- blockades
- blocks off
- box up
- cages
- circles
- circumscribes
- close in
- confines
- coops
- corrals
- covers
- encases
- encircles
- encompasses
- enfolds
- enshrouds
- environs
- fence off
- fences
- hedges
- hem in
- imbues
- immures
- implants
- impounds
- imprisons
- includes
- inducts
- inserts
- interns
- jails
- limits
- locks in
- locks up
- mews
- mures
- pens
- restricts
- sets apart
- shuts in
- veils
- wall in
- wraps
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