as in to injure
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
already impaired by a crack, the windshield shattered upon impact with the baseball
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Recent Examples of impair
Two big firms sued the Trump administration on Friday, seeking to stop executive orders that could impair their ability to represent clients.
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Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Grief can affect cognitive capacity, temporarily impairing concentration, memory, and decision-making abilities.
—Megan Bruneau, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Similar to alcohol, marijuana impairs motor skills and reaction times that are critical to driving safe.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Cannabis also can impair one’s judgment and cause slower reaction times — a potential problem when taking care of children.
—Meena Duerson, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
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Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Grief can affect cognitive capacity, temporarily impairing concentration, memory, and decision-making abilities.
—Megan Bruneau, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Similar to alcohol, marijuana impairs motor skills and reaction times that are critical to driving safe.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Cannabis also can impair one’s judgment and cause slower reaction times — a potential problem when taking care of children.
—Meena Duerson, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impair
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Boosie Badazz is counting his blessings after walking away from a massive car crash in Georgia that left multiple drivers and passengers injured.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Two officers were also taken to the hospital but were not injured, sources said.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Their son and daughter-in-law, Cameron Bott, 35, and his wife, Diana, 36, whose nearby home was damaged in the tornado, initiated a discussion about starting a GoFundMe to offset potential insurance shortfalls in rebuilding the gas station.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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There was a fire in 2023 that damaged part of the nightclub, authorities said.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2025
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The transition has been marred by ongoing disagreements, political tensions, infighting and what security experts describe as a lack of a cohesive strategy for fighting the gangs.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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What Happened On March 8? The SAT, a cornerstone of college admissions, was marred by technical and administrative issues on test day.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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But that progress stalled out around the turn of the year, which weakened the case for further rate cuts and ultimately prompted the Fed to stand pat in January.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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One way that could happen would be for foreign countries to weaken their currency to make the same product cheaper in dollars for tariff purposes, without raising the end cost to the consumer.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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About six weeks ago, hackers crippled the computer systems of the TV and mobile phone provider Dish Network.—
Shira Ovide,
Washington Post,
4 Apr. 2023
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Oakland Mills Coach: Chris Brewington Last season: Class 2A state champion Outlook: Losing the talent Oakland Mills did from last year’s outdoor season would cripple most programs, but the Scorpions have reloaded.—
Anthony Maluso,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Mar. 2023
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Republicans at the Capitol understand this is going to hurt not just Americans, but their own political futures.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
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Trump's most expansive tariffs to date and larger than most experts expected ‒ could further hurt a weakening economy, send the stock market plummeting and even lead to a recession.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Smith was penalized with 50 points and fined $25,000 for causing the collision, which not only compromised their race positions but also set off a chain reaction behind them that wrecked multiple cars.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Just last week, a national educational software provider disclosed a data breach that compromised personal data for thousands of students at dozens of Minnesota schools.—
Torey Van Oot,
Axios,
2 Apr. 2025
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Now, just as television’s role turned front-row briefing seats into prime real estate, evolving technology may erode the importance of giving those seats to television and newswire services.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Apr. 2025
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Chevron also challenged the costly wetlands restoration project proposed by the parish, which involved removing large amounts of contaminated soil and filling in the swaths fragmented wetlands eroded over the last century.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Impair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impair. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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