as in blocking
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as in hampering
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 impeding
Sam Sabin, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
For individuals who are unable to pay the fines, alternative punishments could include impeding passport renewal, vehicle registration, obtaining country exit permits, or the ability to acquire or renew driver's licenses.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Aniston’s vocal work runs completely complementary to Taylor’s, never impeding or overtaking the spotlight on her avatar’s acting.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
Duterte’s threat stemmed from an order by lawmakers to transfer her chief-of-staff to a jail for allegedly impeding its probe over the vice-president’s alleged misuse of public funds.
—Reuters, NBC News, 24 Nov. 2024
That includes 571 charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement agents and 171 defendants charged with entering a restricted area with a dangerous or deadly weapon.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2024
Hundreds of defendants have been charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding officers or employees, including over 100 people charged with using a deadly or dangerous weapon or causing serious bodily injury to an officer, according to the Justice Department's figures from January 2024.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2024
Last year, the agency sued Amazon for allegedly duping consumers into signing up for its Prime service and then impeding them from canceling their enrollment.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
Radiation hardening methods work by impeding the movement of these excited electrons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2024
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Old equipment and years of mergers and acquisitions are likely impeding the ability of telecommunications providers to toss Beijing out of their networks.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
For individuals who are unable to pay the fines, alternative punishments could include impeding passport renewal, vehicle registration, obtaining country exit permits, or the ability to acquire or renew driver's licenses.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Aniston’s vocal work runs completely complementary to Taylor’s, never impeding or overtaking the spotlight on her avatar’s acting.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
Duterte’s threat stemmed from an order by lawmakers to transfer her chief-of-staff to a jail for allegedly impeding its probe over the vice-president’s alleged misuse of public funds.
—Reuters, NBC News, 24 Nov. 2024
That includes 571 charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement agents and 171 defendants charged with entering a restricted area with a dangerous or deadly weapon.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2024
Hundreds of defendants have been charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding officers or employees, including over 100 people charged with using a deadly or dangerous weapon or causing serious bodily injury to an officer, according to the Justice Department's figures from January 2024.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2024
Last year, the agency sued Amazon for allegedly duping consumers into signing up for its Prime service and then impeding them from canceling their enrollment.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
Radiation hardening methods work by impeding the movement of these excited electrons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Impeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeding. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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