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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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For decades, damming rivers has generated bitter fights in places around the world, and international lenders have come under pressure not to support new projects.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Organisers said the chances of seeing the nocturnal animals during the day would be slim but added the tours would offer a first hand look at the animals' damming and digging skills.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Andrew Law, a sociologist at Newcastle University in the U.K., has used lidar mapping to digitally preserve structures along China’s Yangtze River that were threatened or wiped out by extensive damming.

From Slate • Jul. 25, 2025

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

And he pushed the King out of the door, damming it in his face.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White