as in hampered
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
the construction work impeded the smooth running of the office for several months
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Recent Examples of impeded
Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2025
The Charges The obstruction charge centers on allegations that Comey directed subordinates to remove or conceal those memos from FBI systems after his dismissal in May 2017, actions prosecutors claim impeded a lawful investigation into the unauthorized disclosure of classified material.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
For years, technological, geographical and financial hurdles impeded wave and tide energy development.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
The scandal has already impeded the effort to hold Israel accountable for the death toll in Gaza; the woman fears that anger at Israel might now lead members of the assembly to discount her story and, instead, side with Khan.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
However, 76ers guard Kennedy Chandler impeded his path, and Hart hit the hardwood in clear pain.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Another lottery pick, Leo Carlsson, twice impeded Utah’s progress up the ice.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
The implementation of the SCORE Act could be impeded by other types of legal challenges.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Additionally, debris removal took place, including significant debris that impeded roadways and public spaces, and damage occurred to water control facilities, utilities and parks and recreation facilities.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Gaza desperately needs items that the Israeli government has frequently impeded, such as emergency shelter supplies, infrastructure reconstruction materials, medical supplies, fuel, and power generation.
—Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2025
The Charges The obstruction charge centers on allegations that Comey directed subordinates to remove or conceal those memos from FBI systems after his dismissal in May 2017, actions prosecutors claim impeded a lawful investigation into the unauthorized disclosure of classified material.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
For years, technological, geographical and financial hurdles impeded wave and tide energy development.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
The scandal has already impeded the effort to hold Israel accountable for the death toll in Gaza; the woman fears that anger at Israel might now lead members of the assembly to discount her story and, instead, side with Khan.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
However, 76ers guard Kennedy Chandler impeded his path, and Hart hit the hardwood in clear pain.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Another lottery pick, Leo Carlsson, twice impeded Utah’s progress up the ice.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
The implementation of the SCORE Act could be impeded by other types of legal challenges.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Additionally, debris removal took place, including significant debris that impeded roadways and public spaces, and damage occurred to water control facilities, utilities and parks and recreation facilities.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeded
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Scalability is also hampered by using hazardous, non-recyclable solvents in many processes.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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Laboratory testing capacities at the CDC and expert guidance to analyze local trends may also be hampered during the shutdown, experts say.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Singapore is vulnerable if its sea lines of communication are hindered, as 90 percent of its food is imported and most arrives by sea.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Kim and her teammates were initially hindered by visual noise coming from Earth’s atmosphere.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Yet this claim conceals the fact that registration is swift for compliant unions but obstructed for independent ones.—
Sourcing Journal,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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What To Know DHS issued a statement claiming that Retes became violent, refused to comply with officers and obstructed their path, leading to his arrest for assault.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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French authorities have arrested several suspects after a frantic manhunt for the men who staged a spectacular daytime heist at the Louvre museum that gripped the world and embarrassed the government in Paris.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Revolution provided a brief scare through a 59th-minute goal from Dor Turgeman, who embarrassed a defender before curling home a spectacular effort, but Inter Miami broke the tie almost immediately after the strike that made the score 2-1.—
Franco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Impeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeded. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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