congestion
noun
overcrowding; clogging.
congestions
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pluralof congestion.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Washington Department of Transportation advised drivers to expect intermittent heavy congestions in the Seattle area Thursday evening and Friday due to temporary closures of the freeway system due to his visit.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
U.S. retailers have spent more on shipping and labor this year, as pandemic-driven port congestions and a shortage of drivers increase costs.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2021
The opening of the fourth checkpoint will ease those congestions.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 28, 2020
Jakarta's congestions are one of the biggest brakes on economic growth.
From Reuters ● Jun. 11, 2015
He cut through private passages, circled watchful constabulary, eluded congestions, and took the quick slopes of Jerusalem's hills as though the deep lungs of a youth supplied him.
From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Elizabeth Miller
