bottlenecking

present participle of bottleneck

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottlenecking
Verb
  • Florida’s sanctuary city laws forbid local governments from impeding ICE from doing its job, such as by not sharing information with the federal government.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
  • Fifteen people, most of them Minnesotans, were arrested and charged last week, accused of impeding Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.
    Esme Murphy, CBS News, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • The giveaway turned a legal stalemate into a community event, bringing traffic-clogging crowds, heartfelt thanks and rare applause for a grower accustomed to seeing his labor go largely unnoticed.
    Gary Kazanjian, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Teams who already slack way off Green defensively would also force James to beat them from the outside while clogging as much space for Curry to operate.
    Nick Friedell, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • This raises concerns as companies reduce entry-level hiring, hindering the development of crucial tacit knowledge.
    Juliette Han, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Over the decades the O’odham placed some barbed wire along the border to keep livestock from straying into the neighboring country, limiting the spread of maladies such as foot-and-mouth disease and hindering cattle thieves.
    Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • Samsung built that into the S26 Ultra’s display at a hardware level, using a filter layer that acts like tiny vertical blinds sitting inside the panel itself, physically blocking light from travelling sideways.
    Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • It’s made from a soft, breathable fabric that’s comfortable enough to wear for hours at a time, and features secure zippered pockets with RFID-blocking protection in order to prevent digital theft of your information.
    Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • The union behind the initiative — the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West — says the measure is critical for stemming the budgetary bleeding from recent federal cuts to healthcare.
    Grace Hase, Mercury News, 26 June 2026
  • The role is especially exciting for Momoa for a reason stemming back to his childhood.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Within Venezuela, activists have accused authorities of obstructing relief efforts.
    Manuel Rueda, NPR, 27 June 2026
  • The passenger rail service said that eight cars and two locomotives derailed after striking the dump truck that was obstructing the crossing.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Russia’s war in Ukraine is stalling — on the battlefield and in the corridors of diplomacy.
    Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 30 June 2026
  • The consumer pitch is the loud one, but Herbert thinks the bigger market is enterprise, where the same problem is stalling AI rollouts.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Iran had to shut in its own wells this month after the United States started blockading the strait.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • Britain responded with a war-footing, blockading the Bay of Naples.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 15 June 2026
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“Bottlenecking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottlenecking. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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