bottlenecked

verb

past tense of bottleneck
as in clogged

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottlenecked
  1. clogged
  2. hindered
  3. impeded
  4. obstructed
  5. blocked
  6. blockaded
  7. baffled
  8. stemmed
Verb
  • The sheer volume of sea life clogged the filter drums that clear incoming ocean water.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • With traditional exits clogged, firms resort to continuation vehicles to create liquidity, and LPs are demanding actual cash returns (DPI).
    — Louis Mosca, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of clogged
Verb
  • Regulations still fail to properly safeguard community health, Alfaro said, especially for children whose development can be hindered after pesticide exposure.
    — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But Oleh’s transition did more or less coincide with the Russian invasion, which has severely hindered his ability to live freely and openly at a time when men are expected to serve their country in the armed forces.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of hindered
Verb
  • Limited fiber-optic coverage left consumers with slow connections, which impeded digital transactions and the delivery of valuable offerings.
    — Jim DeLoach, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Yet the setting of so many of the sculptures against the wall impeded the kind of looking the works demand.
    — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of impeded
Verb
  • Fake, obstructed, and missing plates are a major concern with cars and undoubtedly would be with MMVs.
    — Richard Robbins, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The platform can travel in wheeled mode before switching to legged movement when surfaces become rough or obstructed.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of obstructed
Verb
  • Dingell also referenced a similar incident in Livonia, where the same train blocked a crossing for nearly 48 hours before it was cleared on Wednesday.
    — Terell Bailey, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • If it is blocked, both studios could emerge from the litigation having spent a year distracted and constrained while the rest of the industry moved forward.
    — Cory Jacobson, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of blocked
Verb
  • Iran’s proxies in the region, the Houthis, have since blockaded another strait – the Bab-al-Mandeb – challenging Saudi Arabia’s ability to export oil through that alternate route.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • During the early nineteen-eighties, when Paul Volcker, the chair of the Federal Reserve, raised interest rates to twenty per cent in the face of rampant inflation, furious farmers blockaded the Fed’s headquarters with their tractors.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of blockaded
Verb
  • She is baffled by the way her friends Moe and Fumina rail against their parents, especially when Yuko is always holding back at home, forever walking on eggshells.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Al Roker was baffled to come face to face with his doppelgänger on the Today show plaza.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of baffled
Verb
  • But greater scrutiny has not stemmed the flow of memories about Zhu.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The previous jump in food prices stemmed in part from a historic oil shock set off by the Iran war, which pushed up diesel costs.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of stemmed
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