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  • past participle of block.
  • past tense form of block.
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Definitions

blocked

ADJECTIVE
costive
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
prevented
Synonyms




ADJECTIVE
stopped
Synonyms


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WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Monday blocked the Trump administration from imposing new requirements for mail ballots, averting what state and local officials warned would have been a crisis in the midterm elections.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Concern stems from recent reports that Anthropic blocked use of AI tools to develop bioweapons and that swarms of AI bots autonomously undertook massive hacking operations.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Brown and Gavin Newsom blocked his release on multiple occasions.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

The i Weekend says the "biggest societal change in decades" has been blocked, amid "celebration and tears from MPs".

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

He yelled so hard, he blocked out the sound of the waves.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn




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