as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
tough going for the burros on the canyon trail, even without the added impediment of heavy loads
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Recent Examples of impediment
More Agustin Cuevas/Getty Images The main impediment that prevented Herta from racing in F1 is the lack of sufficient superlicense points.
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Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
But Wilders saw the coalition as an unnecessary impediment to the PVV’s agenda, and hopes to ride the party’s climbing popularity into the top office.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025
Zinke said that the roadless rule—which the CPW supports—was an impediment to wildfire management.
—Ali Nolan, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
Progressives have advocated for every tax idea imaginable to fill the breach and have been stymied by legal and political impediments, particularly the inconvenient fact that most of their tax-the-rich schemes require state approval, which hasn’t been forthcoming.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
But Wilders saw the coalition as an unnecessary impediment to the PVV’s agenda, and hopes to ride the party’s climbing popularity into the top office.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025
Zinke said that the roadless rule—which the CPW supports—was an impediment to wildfire management.
—Ali Nolan, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
Progressives have advocated for every tax idea imaginable to fill the breach and have been stymied by legal and political impediments, particularly the inconvenient fact that most of their tax-the-rich schemes require state approval, which hasn’t been forthcoming.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impediment
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The difficulty in getting rid of players other than those whose contracts expired this summer (Luka Modric, Lucas Vazquez and Jesus Vallejo) was a significant obstacle.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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To overcome this obstacle, the MIT team employed lithium-6 atoms, a rare isotope whose resonance frequency shifts depending on temperature.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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Even if the discharge petition is successful, the underlying bill would have to clear many more hurdles.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
8 Sep. 2025
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Reports have also pointed to practical hurdles for Optimus, including production bottlenecks, hand dexterity issues, and leadership turnover on the program.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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Wind giant Ørsted sues White House Energy giant Ørsted and two US states sued the White House over its obstruction of a near-complete offshore wind farm, part of the administration’s move away from renewables.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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O'Dell pleaded guilty earlier this year to arson, damage to religious property and obstruction of persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Claudia Choose vulnerability over performative coolness, because possible embarrassment is way more powerful than polished detachment.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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The companies showing off their cases with a lighter white or silvery iPhone 17 Pro in product shots mostly dodged any embarrassment, as those are harder to distinguish from Apple’s actual silver color.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Affordable Care Act in 2010 expanded access to the reviews, but barriers regularly get in the way of the process serving as a true check on insurers.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Modi was responding to a post by Trump on Truth Social, which said that New Delhi and Washington were continuing negotiations to address the trade barriers between both nations.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Impediment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impediment. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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