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Recent Examples of roadblock
Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
Yet OpenAI’s pursuit of industry-wide dominance shows no real signs of having hit a roadblock.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
Parolees who recently tried to adjust their legal status had hit a roadblock.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
These judgments, while weighty, are not roadblocks.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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Noun
Still, Kennedy’s agenda to overhaul food systems, pharmaceuticals and environmental toxins may run into roadblocks due to significant budget and staffing cuts at HHS and the US Environmental Protection Agency.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
Yet OpenAI’s pursuit of industry-wide dominance shows no real signs of having hit a roadblock.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
Parolees who recently tried to adjust their legal status had hit a roadblock.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
These judgments, while weighty, are not roadblocks.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadblock
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
Verb
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According to Smith, 26-year-old Samantha Rivera barricaded herself inside after others in the home had gotten out.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2025
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During one vacation in the Turks and Caicos, Mia and Ventura barricaded themselves in a room as Combs banged on the door.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
30 May 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
Verb
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Last year, the NFL reported a 20,000% increase in unauthorized drone activity over games between 2017 and 2023, some of which delayed games.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
7 June 2025
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Since his sentencing 37 years ago, Menzies' attorneys have filed multiple appeals that delayed his death sentence, which had been scheduled at least twice before it was postponed.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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The Ukrainian president is seeking to frame Putin as the key impediment to a peace deal, as Kyiv navigates a fractious bilateral relationship with President Donald Trump's administration.—
Oleksiy Pshemyskiy,
ABC News,
31 May 2025
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With the Republicans enjoying a majority in both the House and Senate, the courts have emerged as a major impediment to Trump administration policy, and have ruled against the government on a range of issues including the presence of transgender personnel in the military and a foreign aid freeze.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
Verb
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If the United States reduces its economic reliance on Taiwanese semiconductors, for instance, Beijing might decide that Washington won’t respond if China blockades or invades the island.—
ALLISON CARNEGIE,
Foreign Affairs,
14 May 2025
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But its navy controlled enough of the Black Sea to blockade Ukrainian ports, choking the country’s economy and threatening global food security because Ukraine is a major grain exporter.—
Constant Méheut,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Specifications Of A New iPhone Why would a cheaper iPhone, such as the iPhone 17, not be a hindrance compared to the iPhone 17 Pro?—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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If the Cubs opt to bring up top pitching prospect Cade Horton, the fact that he’s hovered between 64-68 pitches in his last four starts at Triple-A Iowa wouldn’t be a hindrance.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2025
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McDowell blocked 19 shots, second-best mark on his team.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2025
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On Thursday, a federal judge blocked Mr. Trump’s deployment of the troops and ordered the administration to return control of the forces to Gov. Gavin Newsom.—
Bora Erden,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
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“Roadblock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadblock. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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