Synonyms for blocking

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1. blocking, block(noun)

   the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

   Synonyms:
   stop, block, closure, city block, mental block, pulley-block, stoppage, occlusion, auction block, cube, cylinder block, pulley block, blockage, engine block, pulley

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List of paraphrases:

locking, lock, blockade, block, lock-up, blockage, gating, embargo, deadlock, impeding, obstructing, lockout, blockading, hindering, freezing, latching, bloc

How to use blocking in a sentence?

1. Oscar Wilde:

   Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat.

2. Bill Kristol:

   Conservatives in House could show clout by blocking this ill-advised 'fix' of Obamacare.

3. Avigdor Feldman:

   The military censors have long lost any central status they had in blocking publications.

4. Rolf Ulrich:

   The IAAF is blocking it, i think they are stakeholders with WADA and they just blocked the whole thing.

5. Alexander Pama:

   Initially, we are getting many houses were destroyed, power lines toppled and trees blocking major roads.

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