roadblocking

verb

Definition of roadblockingnext
present participle of roadblock
as in blocking

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  1. blocking
  2. braking
  3. arresting
  4. retaining
Verb
  • The club said blocking the wind was also a factor in this move.
    Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This is why market leaders often secure exclusive distribution deals, blocking competitors from key retail spaces.
    Mohit Prateek, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of blocking
Verb
  • And there's an 80-lux LED headlight plus braking tail-light.
    Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Stellantis is recalling more than 315,000 of its pickup trucks due to a potentially deadly safety issue with the braking system, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of braking
Verb
  • The train was ordered to stop at the next station, where two transit officers boarded and located the person of interest before arresting him without further incident.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • On May 2, police officers raided and cleared the encampment, arresting more than 200 protesters.
    Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of arresting
Verb
  • Similarly, organizations may emphasize temporary or informal adjustments to policies, retaining the ability to reverse course as political conditions change.
    Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The children retaining a strong Jewish identity was paramount for Jen Rogers because of her own family history — three of her grandparents fled Nazi Germany.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of retaining
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“Roadblocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadblocking. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.

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