dammed 1 of 2

adjective

as in blocked

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dammed

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verb

past tense of dam
1
as in obstructed
to prevent passage through by filling with something ice floes were damming the river

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2
as in filled
to close up so that no empty spaces remain dam up the pipes

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Recent Examples of dammed
Adjective
Across the Northern Hemisphere, migratory fish such as salmon, sturgeon and shad have suffered major losses because rivers have been dammed and polluted, while many populations were heavily overfished. — Zeb Hogan, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026 Legend has it that before the park was established, a young girl from a local settlement got lost in the woods in the area that later, when dammed, became Lake Fontana. — Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025 But over the years, the river had been dammed upstream, drying it up and killing the fish. — David Gelles, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
According to the Louisville Zoo, after many Kentucky and Indiana streams were dammed decades ago, water health has declined at the expense of local ecosystems, putting pressure on the struggling salamanders. — Ruby Grisin, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2026 One theory is that the rock and ice briefly dammed the valley, allowing water to back up in the river. — Umesh Haritashya, The Conversation, 29 Aug. 2026 Rescue efforts were still ramping up Friday when a swollen glacial lake in the mountains upstream from the affected area, dammed up by debris and filling with meltwater, raised concerns of a possible new inundation looming. — Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 The deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday likely was caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists. — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Creek bottoms, especially those dammed by beavers, often are good wallow locations. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026 In 2021, the Beckwourth megafire scorched more than 105,000 acres north of California’s Lake Tahoe but spared a web of lush riparian corridors on the floodplain — sites where beavers had dammed and dug and developed before the blaze hit. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2026 The water, too, was wild—the Allegheny and its tributaries had yet to be dammed, and Flag Swamp was noted as one of the last hideouts for beavers in the state. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026 Morris grew up along the White River (a portion of which was dammed to create today’s Table Rock Lake) in the Ozarks, where fishing wasn’t just a pastime but a way of life. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dammed
  1. choked
  2. blocked
  3. filled
  4. clogged
  5. obstructed
  6. packed
  7. congested
  8. jammed
Adjective
  • The western island of South Sumatra also battled fires, with more than 1,700 hot spots detected on Sunday, causing a choked haze cloud and reducing visibility to only 10 meters (33 feet) in some areas, the ministry said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • However, that deal fell apart after the US unleashed a fresh wave of attacks on Iran in mid-July, following Iranian strikes on vessels in the choked Strait of Hormuz.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of choked
Verb
  • When those signals are blocked, disrupted or deliberately jammed, vehicles may need other methods to maintain reliable navigation.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The appeals court’s opinion issued Wednesday, which supplemented an opinion filed on July 15, found that Milian blocked prosecutors from exercising their discretion, which includes seeking the death penalty.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of blocked
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  • The manifesto is apparently filled with hateful thoughts toward non-white people, especially those who are Indian.
    — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The labor of making sourdough bread famously filled hours of free time during the COVID pandemic.
    — Derek Rose, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of filled
Adjective
  • Investigators removed two clogged sewer laterals from the property in July, sources said.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • How Heated Eye Masks Work Warm compresses have long been used by ophthalmologists to loosen clogged oil glands in the eyelids.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of clogged
Verb
  • But then, on the punt attempt, practice-squad call-up running back Tyus sprinted through the line and obstructed the punt.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Check that your home’s vents aren’t obstructed by blinds, furniture, or dirt.
    — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of obstructed
Verb
  • The shores of Clearwater Beach are packed block-to-block with resorts booked up by eager beachgoers, but the JW Marriott might just be the one to convince you to hang around a little bit longer before launching into Clearwater’s ombré coast.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The mood was high, and our next destination was just as packed as our last few.
    — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of packed
Adjective
  • According to witnesses, residents were among the first to reach the school in a congested neighborhood in central Peshawar.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • To fund a baseball stadium with taxpayer dollars would be a gross misappropriation of taxpayer dollars that could be used to fix our congested roadways.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of congested
Verb
  • Almost 20,000 fans jammed South Side Park III, and thousands waited in the streets.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The Rangers announced the devastating news on Saturday following a scary injury in which the 30-year-old’s right skate jammed into the post while gliding across his crease in the first period.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of jammed

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“Dammed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dammed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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