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blockade

[blo-keyd] / blɒˈkeɪd /
NOUN
barrier
Synonyms
STRONGEST
barricade closure encirclement restriction roadblock siege stoppage
STRONG
bar clog embolus hindrance impediment infarct infarction obstacle obstruction snag stop wall
WEAK
blank wall
Antonyms
STRONGEST
beginning opening start
STRONG
advantage aid assistance clearance help promotion support

Example Sentences

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Even so, Sybiha said Ukraine’s forceful breaking of the blockade held a strategy lesson for the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The impact of the increase, however, will be limited because of the blockade of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Iran's virtual blockade of Hormuz has sent oil and gas prices soaring and pushed countries around the world to enact measures to contain the fallout.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

“A U.S. blockade on oil shipments to Cuba has plunged the island into its worst energy crisis in modern history,” my colleague Kate Linthicum reported from Havana.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Cleopatra urged Mark Antony to run the blockade and break through to freedom.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby