gridlocking

present participle of gridlock

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gridlocking
Verb
  • Soccer fans have already been filling seats at new businesses like El Tesoro, the Irish Exit, Glide Pizza and the immersive entertainment destination Cosm.
    Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
  • After two devastating quakes, first responders were fishermen, doctors and emigres returning from abroad — a grassroots campaign filling a government void.
    Helena Carpio, Washington Post, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Alysa Guffey More than 50 people gathered in 90-degree heat to protest welcoming data centers to Indianapolis before packing the public assembly room on the second floor of the City-County Building.
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2026
  • Not as messy as chicken wings but packing the same flavorful punch, buffalo chicken dip is a sure-fire crowd-pleaser.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • The signature ingredient, however, is the brand’s plum complex—the sister founders of Le Prunier use materials from their family’s century-old plum farm—to support collagen production, skin barrier health, and hydration without congesting pores.
    Emily Orofino, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
  • America does not need more trucks congesting roads in large population centers.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
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
  • 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
  • Xenophobia has enveloped South Africa for years, and now a rising tide of anti-migrant views is flooding the country.
    Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 29 June 2026
  • Harold remembers crowds flooding in the day the doors opened.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026
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“Gridlocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gridlocking. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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