chockablock

adjective

Definition of chockablocknext
as in filled
containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible the mantel was chockablock with knickknacks

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Recent Examples of chockablock Organized by color, the book is chockablock with toothsome images of fashion legends, first ladies, pop stars, and lavish projects by the world’s leading designers and architects. — Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026 On the west side, the street along the harbor is chockablock with venues catering to tourists and daytrippers come to enjoy the pier and small beaches. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026 Budapest may be chockablock with stately old buildings, but many are in terrible shape, with stucco flaking from their outer walls and the odd bullet hole to remind you of the horrors the city has lived through. — Joshua Levine, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026 This year will be chockablock with events to fete the company’s big birthday. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026 Marty Supreme is chockablock with similarly specific delights, from a delivery truck for the Forward parked outside the paper’s old offices to an armadillo on sale at a pet store — perfectly legal back then! — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 Dec. 2025 Functional sodas might be chockablock with mushroom adaptogens such as reishi and cordyceps, alongside traditional home anxiety remedies such as ashwagandha or L-theanine. — Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 6 Nov. 2025 The book by Leslie Bricusse is melodramatic, gory and sometimes awkwardly silly, but Frank Wildhorn’s pop-rock score is chockablock with great songs that showcase the talents of its actor-singers. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2025 The walls are chockablock with paintings of former presidents in heavily ornate gold frames. — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chockablock
  1. filled
  2. packed
  3. crammed
  4. full
  5. crowded
  6. jammed
  7. stuffed
  8. loaded
Adjective
  • Taylor received the medication in four pre-filled syringes, but wanted a lower dose.
    — Kara McGrath, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026
  • New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania have introduced or passed legislation penalizing the practice and requiring employers to disclose hiring timelines or remove filled postings, while Texas has opened its own investigation into a major job board.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of filled
Adjective
  • This packed schedule is a small window into how Benski has been living and working after leaving Gangs of London producer Pulse Films in 2022.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Reporting from Tel Aviv Trumpeldor beach in central Tel Aviv, packed and lively just yesterday, is today almost empty.
    — Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of packed
Adjective
  • But away from the din at the crammed Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, a quieter labor-management battle is unfolding over who controls the sport’s money and how much should go to players.
    — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The Gulf’s conference season is usually packed into the cooler months, and the last quarter of 2026 is even more crammed because events in the spring were postponed due to the war.
    — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of crammed
Adjective
  • The bill advanced out of the Senate Commerce Committee last month but has not passed the full chamber.
    — Matthew Choi The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Thankfully, the lunar disk will set a few hours after midnight, leaving a window of beautifully dark sky before dawn in which to enjoy the full majesty of the annual meteor shower.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of full
Adjective
  • Congress weighs competing proposals Anthropic’s draft enters a crowded legislative debate over how the United States should regulate frontier AI.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Ofelia Montes de Oca, a 56-year-old resident who has lived in Pinecrest for 40 years, was among those in the crowded cafe.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of crowded
Adjective
  • Investigators said that the co-pilot carried out the attack with what's called a crash axe — a lightweight emergency tool stored in the cockpit to break through panels or jammed doors in the event of a crash.
    — Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026
  • By weaving lasercomm links across space, airborne and terrestrial nodes alongside existing fiber and RF, leaders create self-healing mesh networks that guarantee mission-critical throughput even when primary links are severed or jammed.
    — Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of jammed
Adjective
  • Mourners gathered Sunday outside the home where the shooting unfolded, leaving candles, flowers and stuffed animals.
    — Eric Mack, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Start with a smattering of appetizers ranging from stuffed oysters to coconut shrimp to wahoo fish dip, then choose your seafood adventure.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of stuffed
Adjective
  • Shortly after, Wilcox slammed on the brakes, jumped out of his vehicle, took out a loaded semi-automatic handgun and fired three gunshots at the officer, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The Alameda County District Attorney's Office said she was charged with involuntary manslaughter, assault with a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm in public, and brandishing a firearm in public.
    — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of loaded

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“Chockablock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chockablock. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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