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Recent Examples of blockage
These blockages can disrupt wastewater treatment processes and require expensive interventions to remove.
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Earl Foster, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Dec. 2024
Frequent yellow vomit can indicate another issue, such as a health condition or intestinal blockage.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 11 Jan. 2025
If needed, a cystoscopy—involving the insertion of a lighted scope into the urethra—can directly check for blockages or other structural abnormalities.13
If a UTI is involved, a urine culture and urine DNA test may be ordered to pinpoint which species of bacteria is involved.
—Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 1 Jan. 2025
Coffee grounds The leftovers from your brew can easily clump together and cause an unpleasant smell in addition to blockage.
—Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
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Earl Foster, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Dec. 2024
Frequent yellow vomit can indicate another issue, such as a health condition or intestinal blockage.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 11 Jan. 2025
If needed, a cystoscopy—involving the insertion of a lighted scope into the urethra—can directly check for blockages or other structural abnormalities.13
If a UTI is involved, a urine culture and urine DNA test may be ordered to pinpoint which species of bacteria is involved.
—Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 1 Jan. 2025
Coffee grounds The leftovers from your brew can easily clump together and cause an unpleasant smell in addition to blockage.
—Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockage
Noun
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While corporate America has long celebrated shattering the glass ceiling, a more pervasive barrier continues to hold women back from reaching leadership positions — the broken rung.—
Kara Dennison, SPHR, CPRW, EC,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Only two people survived after the 15-year-old 737-800 Boeing plane run by Jeju Air skidded across the landing strip without landing gear and crashed into a concrete barrier containing antennas, bursting into flames.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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The standoff lasted only hours after lawmakers who managed to get through a blockade voted to lift the measure.—
Kim Tong-Hyung,
The Christian Science Monitor,
19 Jan. 2025
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Experts say many are wary of investing in a region without a clear political future and that the key to reconstruction is lifting the blockade–but this remains a major point of contention.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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The office handed over Yoon’s case to the Seoul prosecutors’ office on Friday and asked it to indict him on charges of rebellion, abuse of power and obstruction of the National Assembly.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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Microplastics in the bloodstream can induce cerebral thrombosis by causing cell obstruction and lead to neurobehavioral abnormalities, Science Advances, 11(4).—
Hatty Willmoth,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Travel back in time at the Imperial Palace Surrounded by a cinematic moat and towering stone walls, Tokyo’s Imperial Palace is a sight to behold.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
28 Dec. 2024
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Faux stone walls and archways are complemented by natural wood finishes, herringbone parquet floors, and oversized crystal chandeliers.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
27 Dec. 2024
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The announcement put the central bank on a potential collision course with Trump, though a longstanding norm of independence typically insulates the Fed from direct political interference.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Thomas would strip these agencies of their protections against political interference, and Trump would love that.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Leaders should face obstacles with a growth mindset — challenges are opportunities to learn, innovate and demonstrate grit, inspiring their teams to do the same.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
29 Jan. 2025
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Studios, whose business model is founded on strong copyright protections, have expressed concern that AI tools could be inhibited by regulatory obstacles.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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Trump Freezes Cash for Charging Network One major impediment to EV adoption is the availability of chargers, so a 2021 infrastructure bill signed by Biden allocated $5 billion over five years for a nationwide EV charging network.—
Emily Forlini,
PCMAG,
21 Jan. 2025
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Another impediment to a strong, vibrant economy is excessive government regulation.—
John C. Goodman,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Two of them were responsible for overexpression in the cellular differentiation process, while one was responsible for inhibition.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
26 Dec. 2024
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Carbonic anhydrase inhibition ameliorates tau toxicity via enhanced tau secretion.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2024
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“Blockage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockage. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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