as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
an obstruction in the drain has the water all backed up
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Recent Examples of obstruction
In 2014, he was convicted of election fraud and obstruction of justice.
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 29 May 2025
Special motion detection features such as face recognition and vehicle recognition worked as intended, as did the linger alert and lens obstruction features.
—PC Magazine, 29 May 2025
In December 2007, Black, the former chairman and chief executive of Hollinger International Inc., was sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison after being convicted of fraud and obstruction of justice.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
They were also found guilty of conspiring to defraud the IRS and tax evasion; Julie was convicted on separate charges of wire fraud and obstruction of justice as well.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 27 May 2025
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 29 May 2025
Special motion detection features such as face recognition and vehicle recognition worked as intended, as did the linger alert and lens obstruction features.
—PC Magazine, 29 May 2025
In December 2007, Black, the former chairman and chief executive of Hollinger International Inc., was sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison after being convicted of fraud and obstruction of justice.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
They were also found guilty of conspiring to defraud the IRS and tax evasion; Julie was convicted on separate charges of wire fraud and obstruction of justice as well.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obstruction
Noun
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Existing Challenges While the impact of these types of fintechs is already significant, their work is not without its own set of obstacles, and several ongoing challenges remain.—
Murtaza Ali,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Raise the stakes, place insuperable obstacles before the protagonist, have the protagonist somehow surmount them while becoming braver and better.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Distribution: The Lingering Weak Link For all its strengths, Catalan animation still faces significant hurdles in distribution, especially at home.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
6 June 2025
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Though House approval is still needed, the Senate vote marked a major hurdle, because the stadium incentives stalled there last month.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2025
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Tacoma is Seattle’s industrial flunky, the also-ran, the perennial embarrassment.—
Caroline Fraser
June 10,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
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Eric Adams’ collaboration has delivered nothing but embarrassment, money being stolen from our city coffers, and immigrant families being torn apart.—
Zohran Mamdani,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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Ultimately, however, Fatu’s interference inadvertently allowed Rollins to get the win, which was the most obvious possible result WWE could have booked.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The Bearcats turned a double play with the help of a controversial call — the runner was safe at first, but interference was called at second, which ended the inning.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2025
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Studies indicate that safety and accessibility are the most common barriers for people with disabilities looking to engage with nature.—
Anne Ferguson,
Mercury News,
16 June 2025
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IndyCar safety officials immediately jumped over the barrier that separated the track from pit road to check on him.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2025
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“Obstruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obstruction. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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