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blocked

ADJECTIVE
costive
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
prevented
Synonyms




ADJECTIVE
stopped
Synonyms


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With the Strait of Hormuz having been blocked for the past eight weeks, however, those supplies have not been available, prompting a scramble for fuel produced elsewhere.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

The best defensive player he’d laid eyes on blocked fewer and fewer shots as time went on.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

In 2022, Spirit agreed to be acquired by New York-based airline JetBlue, but the merger was eventually blocked in 2024 by a federal judge who said the deal would be bad for competition.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

China blocked Meta Platforms’ $2 billion deal for AI agent start-up Manus...

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Why were some of the streets blocked off by big dirt walls?

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis