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damming

VERB

hold back; block

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clog

STRONG

bar barricade brake check choke close confine hinder impede obstruct repress restrain restrict retard slow suppress

WEAK

hold in stop up

Antonyms

STRONG

advance aid allow assist encourage facilitate forward free help let go liberate open permit promote push release support

WEAK

unblock unclog unloose

Example Sentences

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Beaver officer Lauren Jasper said the sites were chosen because they offered strong habitat at the headwaters, good damming potential and an existing local flood risk.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Habitat destruction, damming, and pollution have decimated local populations, such that many species are in dire need of help.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024

The fight between environmentalists and dam builders escalated in the 1960s, after the bureau proposed damming the Colorado River next to another U.S. treasure: Grand Canyon National Park.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2024

The last major on-stream reservoir project in the state was New Melones Lake, which came online in 1978 with the damming of the Stanislaus River.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2023

I dropped the crushed pods into the pot, filled it with water, and waited for it to finish damming.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram