as in hinders
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
the construction work impeded the smooth running of the office for several months
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Recent Examples of impedes
Nothing ever impedes Andrew’s upgrade to human status.
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Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Unfortunately, this impedes the creative process and results in an uneven end product.
—Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
This draconian ban impedes humanitarian efforts, prevents 100,000 Korean Americans from seeing their family and cuts off the only current avenue for people-to-people contact essential to peacemaking.
—Christine Ahn, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
Leaders can’t be driven by ego and silo stakeholders and team members; this drives valuable team members to the margins and impedes progress.
—Anne Sugar, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
An artificial cap impedes this process, making shortages all the worse.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2024
The key is learning to walk that fine line between optimal anxiety and anxiety that impedes work performance.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
This suggests fiber impedes cancer growth, at least in part, by strengthening the immune system.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
Space is the ideal environment for these systems due to the absence of vibrational and environmental noise that impedes the accuracy of terrestrial gravity gradiometers.
—Paul Lipman, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Unfortunately, this impedes the creative process and results in an uneven end product.
—Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
This draconian ban impedes humanitarian efforts, prevents 100,000 Korean Americans from seeing their family and cuts off the only current avenue for people-to-people contact essential to peacemaking.
—Christine Ahn, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
Leaders can’t be driven by ego and silo stakeholders and team members; this drives valuable team members to the margins and impedes progress.
—Anne Sugar, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
An artificial cap impedes this process, making shortages all the worse.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2024
The key is learning to walk that fine line between optimal anxiety and anxiety that impedes work performance.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
This suggests fiber impedes cancer growth, at least in part, by strengthening the immune system.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
Space is the ideal environment for these systems due to the absence of vibrational and environmental noise that impedes the accuracy of terrestrial gravity gradiometers.
—Paul Lipman, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Impedes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impedes. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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