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A fallen tree obstructed the road, forcing drivers to find another way around.obstructed = blocked (passage)
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Heavy traffic obstructed our progress to the airport, and we almost missed our flight.obstructed = slowed progress
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The suspect was charged with trying to obstruct justice by hiding key evidence.obstruct = interfere with
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The trees obstruct my view of the mountains.obstruct = blocked (a view)
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The large crowd of protesters continued to obstruct traffic on the main road, forcing drivers to seek alternative routes through the city.obstruct = block (passage)
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Huge brown boxes were suspended in midair, partially obstructing the view. (source)obstructing = blocking
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He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by... (source)obstructed = blocked or hindered
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Their upper lips burned and cracked, ballooning so dramatically that they obstructed their nostrils, while their lower lips bulged against their chins.† (source)obstructed = blocked or interfered
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You dare to obstruct me again?† (source)obstruct = block or interfere
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The chief Mountie said something about obstructing justice.† (source)obstructing = blocking or interfering
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As the Austrians ran through the trees, cutting the obstructive tent cords with bayonets and short-swords, and as a line of enemy advanced toward him, cocking their arms if they carried clubs and raising their rifles if they were going to use bayonets, Alessandro realized that the entire Italian army was dressed like waiters.† (source)obstructive = creating a blockage or hindrancestandard suffix: The suffix "-ive" converts a word into an adjective; though over time, what was originally an adjective often comes to be used as a noun. The adjective pattern means tending to and is seen in words like attractive, impressive, and supportive. Examples of the noun include narrative, alternative, and detective.
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His body obstructs the alley.† (source)obstructs = blocks or interferes
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And if that one decides to, I've got all thirty-nine links of Obstructively to protect us.† (source)Obstructively = in a manner that creates a blockage or hindrance
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They would sit silent, more bodeful of the direct antagonism of things than of their insensate and stolid obstructiveness.† (source)obstructiveness = the state or degree of creating a blockage or hindrancestandard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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For as in this Disease, there is an unnaturall spirit, or wind in the head that obstructeth the roots of the Nerves, and moving them violently, taketh away the motion which naturally they should have from the power of the Soule in the Brain, and thereby causeth violent, and irregular motions (which men call Convulsions) in the parts;† (source)obstructeth = blocks or hindersstandard suffix: Today, the suffix "-eth" is replaced by "-s", so that where they said "She obstructeth" in older English, today we say "She obstructs."
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I got up from my chair and headed for the door, but my path was obstructed by an exuberant Dr. Collier.† (source)obstructed = blocked or interfered
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If you continue to obstruct the proceedings?" he said.† (source)obstruct = block or interfere
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