crowding

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A condition in which the teeth are crowded in the dental arch, assuming altered positions, as by overlapping and twisting.

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Its sheer size could make the crowding effect less noticeable than in a smaller city.
The NFL’s Super Bowl Con: Hosting the Big Game Isn’t an Economic Score For Cities|Brandy Zadrozny|January 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Wonder Woman is indeed crowding an already bloated DC franchise.
The Super-Stuffed Superhero Movie|Chancellor Agard|December 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Due largely to crowding and high housing prices, 45 percent of couples in Hong Kong say they have given up having children.
City Leaders Are in Love With Density but Most City Dwellers Disagree|Joel Kotkin|September 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
To name just a few: a. "Crowding out": the logic of Clintonomics.
Rogoff and Reinhart Respond|Megan McArdle|April 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST

To preserve discretionary spending priorities, we must prevent entitlement spending from crowding out all other budgetary options.
Why the Existence of this Obama Budget is a Victory for the Republicans|Justin Green|April 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
At the foot of the pass, the valley widened a little, though still with steep, snow-capped cliffs crowding it on either side.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Their boasted successes, the crowding of colonies, schemes of settlement and development,—all were disagreeable and irritating.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Jess looked past him and saw a female and a male figure crowding into the entry.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
“God bless thee, little David,” said the country folk, crowding to shake his hand as he was conveyed back to London for his trial.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
And now, hosts of bewildering and confused ideas came crowding on his mind.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens