roadblocked

verb

Definition of roadblockednext
past tense of roadblock
as in blocked

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  1. blocked
  2. barricaded
  3. blockaded
  4. arrested
  5. mired
  6. retained
  7. bound
  8. tied
Verb
  • First, Denver had a game-winning field goal at Kansas City blocked in the final second of Sunday’s 16-14 loss.
    Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Four days later, about 90 minutes before the Spartans were to play New Mexico, a San Jose State official blocked Batie-Smoose from entering the Spartan gym, telling her she was suspended indefinitely and must leave campus immediately, the lawsuit alleged.
    Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of blocked
Verb
  • Police vehicles barricaded the streets surrounding the monument, with a flashing sea of blue lights nearby.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • McConnell then went to his office to address his staff, some of whom had barricaded themselves in the office as rioters banged on their doors.
    L'Oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of barricaded
Verb
  • Military vehicles and local and state police blockaded the route into the town center.
    Jessica Pishko, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Gaza was already impoverished, overcrowded and largely inescapable, blockaded by Israel and Egypt for 17 years.
    Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of blockaded
Verb
  • Smith was arrested in May 2020 and was being held on $1 million bail.
    City News Service, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
  • According to police, officers responded to the Safeway in the 3100 block of Balfour Road and immediately arrested two of the juveniles.
    Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of arrested
Verb
  • Human behavior statistics share that more than 70% of people are naturally more emotional and team-oriented, yet leaders are often mired in data and operational results.
    Denise Russo, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • California’s capital spent the first two days of the month mired in the July-like triple digits.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of mired
Verb
  • Rush had the strongest support among those polled, with 88% of the 397 respondents voting saying she should be retained.
    Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Horowitz, retained to broker the deal, immediately thought of the George Kaiser Family Foundation, in Tulsa.
    Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of retained
Verb
  • On November 21, the Sun bounds into Sagittarius and provides you with a little extra charge and vitality to see this process through.
    Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
  • In shot after shot, joyous bodies bounded through stunning vistas, small figures with their arms raised in triumph.
    Alexandra Kleeman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of bound
Verb
  • Several Democratic lawmakers and groups like the American Civil Liberties Union opposed the measure largely because of how it is funded by the new fee tied to criminal convictions.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • They are tied for sixth in scoring (26 points per game).
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of tied
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roadblock

roadblocked

roadblocking

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