as in damaging
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 impairing
The researchers speculate that increases in fine particulate matter could be reducing running performance by constricting blood vessels, increasing inflammation, and impairing lung and brain function, but further research is needed to pin down the exact mechanisms at play.
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Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
First, the rules under which community associations operate emphasize the protections of the residents’ rights, while not unduly impairing the ability of the association to carry out their responsibilities to the community as a whole.
—Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Due to a mix of recent legal changes and an uncertain policy landscape, residents in roughly half of American states have easy access to impairing hemp products that bear a strong resemblance to marijuana and are far less regulated.
—Katharine Neill Harris, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
Manganese plays a role in bone formation and density, and research shows that people who do not get enough of the mineral run the risk of impairing bone health.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 18 Feb. 2025
Nutrients to provide the building blocks, and lower carbs to help stabilize your blood sugar and even out the roller coaster of spikes and drops that create so many cognition-impairing side effects, including lightheadedness, anxiety, fatigue, irritability and a decrease in focus.
—Heather Sandison, Contributor, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
Though an abundance of research has recognized that chronic stress impacts our complex cognition, impairing processes like learning and memory, far fewer studies have looked into the impacts of chronic stress on our senses.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2025
So if the heart's rhythms are erratic from anger or the gut is disrupted by worry, the brain receives disorganized signals, impairing clear thinking and decision-making.
—Joseph Sudhip, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
First, the rules under which community associations operate emphasize the protections of the residents’ rights, while not unduly impairing the ability of the association to carry out their responsibilities to the community as a whole.
—Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Due to a mix of recent legal changes and an uncertain policy landscape, residents in roughly half of American states have easy access to impairing hemp products that bear a strong resemblance to marijuana and are far less regulated.
—Katharine Neill Harris, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
Manganese plays a role in bone formation and density, and research shows that people who do not get enough of the mineral run the risk of impairing bone health.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 18 Feb. 2025
Nutrients to provide the building blocks, and lower carbs to help stabilize your blood sugar and even out the roller coaster of spikes and drops that create so many cognition-impairing side effects, including lightheadedness, anxiety, fatigue, irritability and a decrease in focus.
—Heather Sandison, Contributor, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
Though an abundance of research has recognized that chronic stress impacts our complex cognition, impairing processes like learning and memory, far fewer studies have looked into the impacts of chronic stress on our senses.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2025
So if the heart's rhythms are erratic from anger or the gut is disrupted by worry, the brain receives disorganized signals, impairing clear thinking and decision-making.
—Joseph Sudhip, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impairing
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Avoid using excessive water to prevent damaging the floors.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Colorado Springs club shooting A 22-year-old gunman entered an LGBTQ nightclub in November 2022 in Colorado Springs shortly before midnight and immediately opened fire, killing at least five people and injuring 25 others before patrons confronted and stopped him, police said.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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The suspect was indicted by a federal grand jury in July and is also accused of shooting and injuring another state lawmaker and his wife earlier the same day.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Boston comes in with three straight losses marring otherwise agreeable vibes.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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Unit construction costs are estimated at $277,000, arriving at rents 40% below comparable market apartments, proving that pre-construction design work married with the right product with the right site can deliver lower cost without compromising investor yield.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Lovevook Laptop Tote Bag Looking stylish for work doesn’t have to mean compromising on function.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Thomas’ absence has been crippling for the Giants in recent years.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
19 Aug. 2025
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More importantly, if just one lock were disabled or destroyed, the passage from east to west would be essentially inoperable, crippling the United States and its military defenses.—
Shoshi Parks,
Popular Science,
14 Aug. 2025
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Then the hurricane continued on a more northward path around the islands and finally began weakening after powerful 145 mph winds tapered off.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Total job growth was revised lower by the largest amount in history, The revisions erased 911 thousand jobs over the full year period, adding to mounting concerns of a weakening labor market and fueling questions as to the reliability of monthly data being used to gauge employment.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Impairing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impairing. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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