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as in to barricade
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Recent Examples of roadblock
Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
De Merode said that crews are working to remove the animals from the water, but there has been some roadblocks.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
There are lots of technological roadblocks stopping artificially intelligent cars from getting on the road.
—New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2025
The pandemic upended America's housing market, delivering wins for homeowners and roadblocks for those still dreaming.
—Sami Sparber, Axios, 5 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In a series of rulings over the past month on Trump's emergency requests to override low-level judicial roadblocks, the high court's conservative majority has been neither a rubber stamp for the president nor an aggressive check on his prerogative.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
De Merode said that crews are working to remove the animals from the water, but there has been some roadblocks.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
There are lots of technological roadblocks stopping artificially intelligent cars from getting on the road.
—New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2025
The pandemic upended America's housing market, delivering wins for homeowners and roadblocks for those still dreaming.
—Sami Sparber, Axios, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadblock
Noun
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Significant obstacles remain: insufficient private investment, market fragmentation across 27 member states, and regulatory complexity could undermine Europe's ambitions.—
Federico Guerrini,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Your passion must propel you forward when obstacles arise.—
Jay Ruderman,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The man then barricaded himself inside the wrecked vehicle as deputies as well as Citrus Heights and Roseville police officers surrounded the car.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Residents of Gray Manor Terrace in Dundalk are asked to shelter in place as police respond to an armed person barricaded in the neighborhood.—
Dan Belson,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Apr. 2025
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These financial hurdles can lead to the perception that technology adoption simply isn’t worth it.—
James Lindsey,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Despite these hurdles, experts agree that digital twins represent the future of sports.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The deadline has been pushed several times to provide people more opportunities to get the card, and then subsequently delayed through COVID.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Apr. 2025
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Even so, merely delaying the change doesn't help others and, frankly, customer service could still suffer longer term.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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This week, Vietnamese officials also pledged to crack down on the transshipment of Chinese products through Vietnam, which White House officials have described as a major impediment to lower tariffs.—
Damien Cave,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Many Tribal IDs do not list citizenship, creating an impediment for Native voters, who already have difficulties voting as reservation addresses are not as easy to list on voter registration forms.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Not including last year, students blockaded or occupied the university academic building again at least four more times since then, according to the university’s website.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2025
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The Confederate States, blockaded by Union forces, faced severe shortages of critical war materials, including gunpowder.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Finally, concerns regarding loss of employment and socioeconomic consequences of having humans but machines for jobs would drive social resistance and political hindrances.—
Shakir Syed,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Despite the hindrances, McLaren's Oscar Piastri managed to set the fastest time of 1:28.114, followed by his teammate Lando Norris.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Instead, block unwanted calls and messages and refuse to provide financial information in response to an unexpected request.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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If a hacker tries to intercept the data, the system detects it immediately and blocks unauthorized access.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Roadblock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadblock. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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