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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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Shortly after, Kessler blocked a shot by Warriors center Charles Bassey from behind, a display of his defensive presence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

A cheery disposition didn’t keep Friedman from seeing that a “tyranny of the status quo”—the title of one of the books he wrote with his wife, Rose—often blocked the adoption of good policies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The councillor said the estate had been blocked off by gardaí but he planned to go to the community centre later where the council had set up a support hub.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Fire Department and police vehicles gathered at a site on a sidewalk, and a street was blocked off by yellow police tape.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

They couldn’t go anywhere with the windows boarded up and the door blocked with a mattress.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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