as in to hinder
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
fallen branches hampered the hikers as they made their way along the narrow path
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Recent Examples of hamper
Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025
Iowa State’s chances could be hampered by the loss of guard Keshon Gilbert, who is out because of a groin injury.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
Ali Faccenda, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2025
The Queen in return gifted the Pope a hamper of produce from the royal estates.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Without that tip, the focus on O’Keefe’s death may have remained on a car accident in a blinding snow blizzard, hampering claims during the first trial that Read’s boyfriend had been killed inside the Fairview Road property and that his body had been dumped out in the snow.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025
Iowa State’s chances could be hampered by the loss of guard Keshon Gilbert, who is out because of a groin injury.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
Wayfair’s spring cleaning storefront has under-bed storage, latching containers, hampers, cordless stick vacuums, and wicker baskets up to 45% off.
—Ali Faccenda, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2025
The Queen in return gifted the Pope a hamper of produce from the royal estates.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
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Verb
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However, some connections hinder, rather than help, professional progress.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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His zone swing percentage is higher than average but is going to have to be at Freddie Freeman levels to hinder teams in effectively pitching around him.—
Michael Salfino,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Arnold Ferrin’s 22 points leads Utah to a 42-40 victory over Dartmouth for the NCAA basket championship. 1950 — CCNY beats Bradley 71-68 in the NCAA basketball final to become the only team to win the NIT and NCAA titles in the same year.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Maybe what people are picking up on regarding Meghan in the same fashion is the promotion of herself as someone who’s similarly flawless and radiant and lovely in her clothes and making these gorgeous bountiful gift baskets for her friends, with lavender towels in her fridge.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Britain’s youth are grappling with worse mental health now than 10 years ago, pushing more of them out of employment than their middle-aged peers and impeding their career growth.—
BYPrarthana Prakash,
Fortune Europe,
21 Mar. 2025
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Whereas, for example, if AI is part of a feature set, one component faulting does not necessarily cause the user to feel their tasks have been impeded.—
Agur Jõgi,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The bag comes in nine different colors like black, red, olive green and tan.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The filing states that a court officer was handed a bag of clothes to give to Mangione that contained the clothes, including a new pair of socks, in which the note was found hidden in the cardboard in the middle of the socks.—
Liam Quinn,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The government argued her presence in the United States obstructs the administration's foreign policy objective of preventing the spread of antisemitism.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Officials told the outlet his airwaves were not obstructed.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Accrington were not and are not a wealthy club, and Barry paid out of his own pocket to go on a series of courses, including one about the benefits of meditation.—
Simon Hughes,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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These are distinctions with meaningful differences: Smartphones are full-on computers in the pocket, tempting kids with nonstop streams of posts and videos and music and so much more, including instant access to AI bots that make cheating that much easier.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Get okay with the idea that in the future, your past work will embarrass you.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Vance memes seem to contain an admission as well: that even some conservatives do not see him as essential to the current MAGA movement. Consider the fact that Democrats have long tried to embarrass Trump with memes and images of him as an infant, a Cheeto, and other forms.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Chapman was voted a second-team freshman All-American after finishing with three sacks, tied for second on the team.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2025
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Kennard transferred from Georgia Tech and immediately was named SEC Defensive Player of the Year with a conference-high 11 1/2 sacks.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Hamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hamper. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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