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Recent Examples of roadblock
Jon Hamilton, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
Marie realizes Danny was the roadblock, so why give up the goose?
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Year two brought another roadblock.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
For a business struggling to maintain relevance, the benefits of an Emmy roadblock, touting TV’s best to the widest audience possible, are enormous.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Leucovorin appears to offer a way around that metabolic roadblock.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
Marie realizes Danny was the roadblock, so why give up the goose?
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Year two brought another roadblock.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
For a business struggling to maintain relevance, the benefits of an Emmy roadblock, touting TV’s best to the widest audience possible, are enormous.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadblock
Noun
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This means that fuel cells can, theoretically, operate without the infrastructure problems of electric or hydrogen vehicles, but the real obstacle is achieving sheer power in a light, compact engine that is compliant with existing regulations.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Sep. 2025
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This enables the robot to figure out its precise navigation and obstacle avoidance coordinates, with an accuracy down to 2 centimeters.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Staffers closed and barricaded the door, and Brown was captured several blocks from the shooting, authorities said.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Graphic footage of the shooting circulated online and showed the crowd of thousands run for safety as students barricaded in classrooms.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For a franchise placing its future on the development of young players, the timing of the injuries is a hurdle.—
Grant Afseth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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As a result, same-sex couples continue to face other challenges in other aspects of daily life, from visiting their partner at hospitals to raising children, hurdles that families in many other global financial capitals that look to attract top talent no longer face.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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More than 300 flights were delayed at Denver International Airport on Saturday due to a ground delay caused by thunderstorms in the area.—
Marco Cummings,
Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2025
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Previously, researchers faced strict regulations that could delay their work.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Starting to deregulate labor markets, limiting growth in minimum wages, and reducing impediments on labor flexibility.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The roads are largely impassable in other areas, however, with impediments ranging from potholes to boulders placed in the street, Dant said.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The education ministry said around 100 schools were disrupted and 27 fully blockaded.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Road blockades, traffic slowdowns and other protests were widespread – from the southern port city of Marseille to Lille and Caen in the north, and from Nantes and Rennes in the west to Grenoble and Lyon in the southeast.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But none of that is proving much of a hindrance.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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For her, regulatory guardrails are less a hindrance than a necessary framework.—
Peter High,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But Congress has long blocked that increase from taking effect, with lawmakers from both parties fearful about the political fallout of voting themselves a pay raise.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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That dire warning aside, California tribes are also suing for a preliminary injunction against Kalshi to block its prediction markets.—
Contessa Brewer,Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Roadblock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadblock. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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