congestion

noun

as in traffic

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Recent Examples of congestion Drivers could experience traffic congestion and delays this week in Caldwell following a water main leak that requires emergency repairs. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 25 Aug. 2026 When residential development started just south of this commercial corridor, concerns about traffic congestion became a reality. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 China’s largest container ports continue to endure congestion and delays weeks after multiple typhoons hit the eastern part of the country, causing some carriers to skip calls at the gateways. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026 Surfshark operates more than 3,200 servers across 100 countries, including upgraded 10 Gbps servers built for faster connections with less congestion. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 During the first half of 2026, transmission congestion costs across PJM jumped 43% to $6 billion, with Northern Virginia among the areas experiencing significant constraints. — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 The design work will include more physical barriers and changes to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion. — Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 Solutions to the vehicle-to-everything (V2X) problem have to date relied on new networking protocols built from scratch—only to discover chicken-and-egg problems, thorny standards wars, and real signal congestion challenges at scale. — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026 These include infrastructure capacity, traffic congestion, pollution and tree canopy concerns, or issues around historical preservation. — Stefan Chavez-Norgaard, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congestion
  1. traffic
  2. gridlock
Noun
  • The other woman found a Mint Hill police officer directing traffic in the 10300 block of Idlewild Road and reported the incident.
    — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The data centre question Testing will take place during evenings and nights in the winters of 2026-27 and 2027-28, when the volume of air traffic is lower.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of traffic
Noun
  • The rule comes alongside months of gridlock for the SAVE America Act, the GOP's signature piece of election reform that would require photo ID and proof of citizenship to vote.
    — Nathan Lee, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Seroka cited that there have not been any ships backed up at the port’s harbor in the five years since the San Pedro Bay gateways experienced severe congestion throughout the global trade gridlock experienced in 2021.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of gridlock

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“Congestion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congestion. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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