UNBLOCKING Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

unblocking

verb

present participle of unblock

as in opening

to rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way unblock the road so that the convoy can proceed

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Recent Examples of unblocking Load in the orchestration layer, the tooling, the integrations and, above all, the human supervision, because someone is reviewing, correcting and unblocking that agent, and their time is real money. — Ajay Pundhir, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The 14-day truce, which the US said is conditional on Iran unblocking Hormuz, has yet to translate into a meaningful increase in shipping. — Julian Lee, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026 For those who instead struggle with nasal congestion, a simple nose unblocking exercise can help. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025 Pressing on these points may help promote relaxation by unblocking qi that isn't flowing. — Carley Millhone, Health, 2 Oct. 2025

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Where is Southwest Airlines opening its first airport lounges?

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
After its Venice premiere, the film will screen at the New York Film Festival before opening in theaters and screening on arthouse film platform Mubi later this year.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

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Crews have been clearing access for heavy machinery to be used in the search at the border crossing complex, which was washed away by the floods.

— Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Certain receptors in the kidneys reabsorb it and return it to the bloodstream instead of clearing it through urine.

— Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 31 Aug. 2026

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