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Recent Examples of roadblock
Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Noah’s religious beliefs and traditional family presented some roadblocks for their relationship in the first season, but the pair’s undeniable chemistry kept things going.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Seattle, which lost at least 15 businesses along the BRT construction corridor by 2023, was up against a major roadblock in its efforts to support them.
—Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
For the title character of the low-key charmer Olmo, those roadblocks shape a day of pivotal reversals and revelations, life-changing in the moment, perhaps, but especially in retrospect.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Snuffing out their first target proves difficult for the duo, what with Danny’s aim being off, and their second mission is interrupted by an unforeseen roadblock.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Noah’s religious beliefs and traditional family presented some roadblocks for their relationship in the first season, but the pair’s undeniable chemistry kept things going.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Seattle, which lost at least 15 businesses along the BRT construction corridor by 2023, was up against a major roadblock in its efforts to support them.
—Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
For the title character of the low-key charmer Olmo, those roadblocks shape a day of pivotal reversals and revelations, life-changing in the moment, perhaps, but especially in retrospect.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadblock
Noun
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As a result, digital health companies such as Hims & Hers have been prescribing compounded semaglutide as an alternative for patients who are navigating volatile supply hurdles and insurance obstacles.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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Build out a timeline, address potential obstacles and decide who owns each task.—
Ricky Muddimer,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Then, when the court appoints a social worker to look after Tenoch while the custody hearing continues, Paloma barricades herself and her son in a Jacobson-Moore office.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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According to state police, Perkins barricaded himself inside the residence for about three hours.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Their restaurant group, Strategic Hospitality, helps manage those practical hurdles and provides access to resources from accounting to HR.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
The Tennessean,
18 Feb. 2025
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Financing the film was an early hurdle for Molayemi and Sohani.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The opening of the jail had been delayed, the red carpet stored away, the prisoners' transfers into this facility put on hold.—
Keith Sharon,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Issues like ambiguous requirements cause misalignment and rework, while inadequate testing environments delay validation and debugging.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Other people in Texas oil country, however, see them as a nuisance — as only an impediment to development.—
Benji Jones,
Vox,
10 Feb. 2025
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Yes, but: Trump's blanket opposition to wind, particularly the offshore variety, is an obvious impediment to doing anything the industry wants.—
Daniel Moore,
Axios,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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If China blockades or invades Taiwan, the short-term economic disruptions to the United States and its allies would be large enough to rival the losses caused by a broad decoupling.—
Stephen G. Brooks,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Feb. 2025
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Some protesters have been blockading key roads in major cities, as well as occupying dozens of university facilities.—
ByNenad Jarić Daunhauer,
science.org,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Ukrainian soldiers began to see Russian civilians as a hindrance — or worse, as potential informers who could give away their positions.—
Ekaterina Bodyagina Nanna Heitmann,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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Lost to Indianapolis Colts 26-23 One lesson learned: Loyalty can be a hindrance The Jaguars fired head coach Doug Pederson on Monday, but owner Shan Khan says general manager Trent Baalke is staying.—
Josh Kendall,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Protesters blocked trucks carrying Palisades fire debris from reaching a landfill in Calabasas.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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Visible at sunrise in eastern parts of North America as an eclipsed sunrise and in mid-morning across Europe, about 94% of the sun will blocked by the moon close to its maximum in Canada.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Roadblock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadblock. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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