Vocabulary
Congestion
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
to prevent passage through by filling with something
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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From the sediment starvation of the Indus delta to the repeated flooding exacerbated by embankments and canal congestion, dams like Tarbela and Mangla have reshaped hydrological rhythms while displacing communities and degrading ecosystems.
Dawn Editorials —
Dams & colonialism
— 2026-04-19
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Trees and open spaces have yielded to concrete, while dense housing and traffic congestion intensify the urban heat-island effect.
Dawn Editorials —
Hotter urban future
— 2026-03-29
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Yet its potential to become vibrant, liveable and economically dynamic is stifled by provincial domination, primitive regulatory congestion and chronic political and bureaucratic misgovernance.
Dawn Editorials —
Managing Lahore`s balance sheet
— 2026-03-16
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Paid parking, congestion pricing and tolled or priority lanes could generate significant revenues while easing pressure on transportation networks.
Dawn Editorials —
Managing Lahore`s balance sheet
— 2026-03-16
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The problem is complicated by traffic congestion, the reports argue, increasing exhaust emissions in urban areas.
Dawn Editorials —
Punjab`s EV transition
— 2026-01-16
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