chock-a-block

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Measurements such as stiffness arise from what's called the extracellular matrix -- the space between and around an organ's cells that is chock-a-block with proteins, sugars and minerals.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024

The Huntington Store is chock-a-block with beautiful, unusual gifts, but you can support a rose lover and the beloved institution by buying its exclusive prints of the exquisite rose watercolors in its collection.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

"The trees have disappeared. The parks have almost disappeared. There is chock-a-block traffic."

From Reuters • Sep. 15, 2022

Patrons are once again filling up the rows of concert halls and theaters, and a chock-a-block fall season is already filling up the columns of my calendar.

From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2022

Though he’s brought his sneakers with him, hoping to keep up with cross-country training, it is impossible, on these cracked, congested, chock-a-block streets, to run.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri