congested; congesting; congests
1
: to concentrate in a small or narrow space
2
: to cause an excessive accumulation especially of blood or mucus in (such as an organ or part)
3
: clog
traffic congested the highways
: to become congested
Examples of congest in a Sentence
the usual weekend traffic congested the region's highways
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The streets of Honolulu, Hawaii, including the tourist hub Waikiki, were congested as people quickly tried to move to higher ground and away from coastal evacuation zones.
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James Powel, USA Today, 30 July 2025
However, Interstate 35, a major trade route running through Texas, is often congested.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
This makes Barcelona’s famous La Ramblas pedestrian area and adjoining areas congested with tourists and low-end tourist shoppes.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Additionally, when the same video is sent simultaneously to multiple users, duplicate data traveling over the same internet links wastes bandwidth and further congests the network.
—Chetan Jaiswal, The Conversation, 2 May 2025
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James Powel, USA Today, 30 July 2025
However, Interstate 35, a major trade route running through Texas, is often congested.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
This makes Barcelona’s famous La Ramblas pedestrian area and adjoining areas congested with tourists and low-end tourist shoppes.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Additionally, when the same video is sent simultaneously to multiple users, duplicate data traveling over the same internet links wastes bandwidth and further congests the network.
—Chetan Jaiswal, The Conversation, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for congest
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“Congest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congest. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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congest
verb
con·gest
kən-ˈjest 
1
: to cause an excessive accumulation especially of blood or mucus in (as an organ or body part)
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