as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
without the interference of the rain, we could have made good time on that road trip
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Recent Examples of interference
Unions have criticized the provision, saying such interference favors employers and denies their right to collective bargaining.
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Allison Lampert, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2025
Trump reportedly pressed Putin on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, though no firm consequences followed.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
In an extraordinary press conference afterward, while standing next to Putin, Trump seemed to accept the Russian president's denial of election interference over the findings of U.S. intelligence.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2025
Here’s what the Dolphins did in a second set of 11-on-11 drills with Wilson under center: Black drew a pass interference penalty from Lions cornerback Tyson Russell on a deep route...
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for interference
Allison Lampert, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2025
Trump reportedly pressed Putin on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, though no firm consequences followed.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
In an extraordinary press conference afterward, while standing next to Putin, Trump seemed to accept the Russian president's denial of election interference over the findings of U.S. intelligence.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2025
Here’s what the Dolphins did in a second set of 11-on-11 drills with Wilson under center: Black drew a pass interference penalty from Lions cornerback Tyson Russell on a deep route...
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interference
Noun
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Legal challenges pose a more likely obstacle to Trump's takeover, as was the case last week.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
20 Aug. 2025
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Over the past few years, the unchecked expansion of solar farms, heavily subsidized by the federal government and fueled by foreign adversaries like China, has proved a serious obstacle for new farmers.—
Brooke L. Rollins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Guevara, who came to the US from El Salvador in 2004, was charged with improperly entering a pedestrian roadway, obstruction of law enforcement officers and unlawful assembly.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
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He has since been charged with criminal obstruction of breathing and assault, according to the NYPD.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The streamlined financial framework is especially attractive to globally mobile entrepreneurs and internationally minded individuals, removing many of the logistical and bureaucratic hurdles that single-nationality status can present.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
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High school students were eventually dismissed for the day because of the logistical hurdle of providing lunch for the nearly 1,400 students off-site, and Siergrist students and staff were allowed back into their building after first responders confirmed the building was safe, Hulett said.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The first was a 38-30 decision at Tennessee in 2018, a game that paid GSU $950,000. $1.6 Million: Miami (Ohio) at Wisconsin The RedHawks’ previous trip to Madison in 2015 resulted in a 58-0 embarrassment.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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One could be forgiven for regarding it as a trial or even a punishment; at best a mild embarrassment, at worst a scarring disaster.—
Book Marks
August 21,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For leaders, entrepreneurs, and ambitious professionals, Crone’s work helps to dismantle the subconscious barriers preventing the fullest expression of potential.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Looking around the world at cases of democratic backsliding, evidence indicates that a barrier between the executive and control of local law enforcement is a critical safeguard for democracy.—
Joel Day,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Interference.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interference. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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