as in blocking
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as in limit
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as in hindering
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 Synonyms for hampering
Noun
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So the president was actually putting limits on Elon Musk on that.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025 -
While there is no maximum weight limit, teams try to be as close to the minimum as possible to optimize performance.—
Yara Elshebiny,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Progressives believed that these restrictions would allow independent experts to carry out important specialized government duties successfully, based on the merits and free from political interference.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Justice Department maintains that the restrictions established by Humphrey's Executor don't apply to today's FTC or other multimember regulatory bodies, given the power those agencies now wield.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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While inside, the affidavit said, Roe shoved an officer and wrapped his arm around the officer, impeding him from defending police from the rioters.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2025
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Of those, 608 have been charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding law enforcement agents or officers or obstructing those officers during a civil disorder.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps most frustrating for affected users is the lack of clear, timely communication.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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For a less frustrating mowing experience, have mower blades sharpened.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Much more work will be needed to overcome those limitations.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
27 Mar. 2025
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The meeting in Dubai was no crisis summit sparked by Red Bull’s tough start to the season, which has also seen Verstappen struggle to compete with the dominant McLarens due to the limitations of his car.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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According to officers, Kerley was obstructing their investigation and was told to step away.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Jan. 2025
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She was additionally charged with four counts of resisting or obstructing a police officer.—
Andrea May Sahouri,
Detroit Free Press,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Over time, the toll of our morning battles on the school’s curb extended beyond my son’s attendance.—
Elizabeth Austin,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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Across the street from the club, a man named Leroy is cuffed and sitting on the curb, complaining that the cops arresting him are eating the caramel corn he's accused of stealing.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The chance that American attacks on Houthis could prompt attacks on Saudi Arabia and a renewal of the kingdom’s brutal war in Yemen was a chief concern of the Biden administration, a prime reason that White House operated with a degree of restraint in its strikes on Houthi targets.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Sullivan, 56, was charged with first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons and first-degree reckless endangerment.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Hampering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hampering. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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