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clogging

NOUN

congestion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bottleneck overpopulation traffic jam

STRONG

crowding excess jam mass press profusion rubber-necking snarl-up surfeit surplus

WEAK

crowdedness overcrowding overdevelopment

Antonyms

STRONG

flood flow opening

NOUN

immobilization

Synonyms

STRONG

binding confinement curb delay fetters gridlock hold jam leash limit lock obstruction restraint restriction shackles stop stoppage

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning continuation freedom go liberation release start

NOUN

interference

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conflict intervention intrusion obstruction tampering

STRONG

arrest background barring blocking choking hindrance interposition meddlesomeness opposition prying resistance retardation

WEAK

backseat driving barging in checking clashing hampering intermeddling tackling trespassing

Antonyms

STRONG

encouragement

WEAK

aid assistance help

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The animals also showed greater protection against atherosclerosis, the artery clogging disease linked to heart attacks and strokes.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

Meanwhile, residents in the $3 million homes surrounding the campus—a former elementary school—complained about parents clogging the streets with Teslas at pickup and drop-off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The issue, he said, was with the vent line clogging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Sanne Manders, president of logistics firm Flexport, said both tariffs and strikes at ports in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium in the first three months of the year had been "clogging" ports.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

There were threads everywhere, clogging up the bubble.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

clogging

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