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as in hampered
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 impeded
New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2026
Adding palbociclib, however, blocked this adaptation and impeded the cancer cells’ ability to survive.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Sauer also argued violence and threats of violence have impeded immigration enforcement operations and forced the Department of Homeland Security to divert resources away from law enforcement activities to protect federal buildings and officers.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
The law had a small number of important caveats — victims’ identities were to be protected and no ongoing investigation or prosecution was to be impeded — and a hard 30-day deadline for disclosure.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2025
The last straw apparently came on Monday, when, according to Lively’s side, Freedman and co-counsel Kevin Fritz impeded and delayed the deposition of Nicole Alexander, who is testifying as a defense expert.
—William Earl, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025
Auwarter is far from the model patient for a heart attack, which is generally perceived as an older man’s condition, and occurs when part of the blood flow to your heart gets impeded.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 15 Dec. 2025
Yet more high-profile scrapes with the law impeded progress on a follow-up album.
—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Upon arrival, the ODNI team presented a document asserting that Gabbard’s office had the legal authority to seize the files without CIA approval and warned that anyone who impeded the process could be held accountable, Reuters reported.
—Simon Crerar, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Verb
As a result, the water vapor in that impeded breath condenses on the surface of your immediately-adjacent prescription glasses, sunglasses or ski goggles.
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Sam Leavitt, who starred at Arizona State the past two seasons and led the Sun Devils to a College Football Playoff appearance in 2024 before injuries hampered him this year, has committed to the LSU Tigers, according to multiple reports Monday.—
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Injuries have hampered the offensive line, and quarterback Jalen Hurts has at times appeared tentative rather than the aggressive passer and scrambler that helped lead the Eagles to victory in the Super Bowl.—
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Historically, the water’s purity was singular, giving life to a watershed that flourished because of a unique paucity of nutrients, a situation that hindered the pursuit of any single species that would dominate the rest.—
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Normally, scent voices are mere whispers compared to the screams and angry shouts of humans, but in that section, certain sensitive plant species shrieked incessantly because of their proximity to plants that hindered their growth.—
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Depending on your vantage point, the band was often semi-obstructed or blocked from view.—
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Gone were the giant inflated Brown statues that appeared during recent Breezy Bowl shows (and at his Tycoon Music Festival appearance here in April), which prompted concertgoer complaints about obstructed views.—
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During our first visit, Maryam, embarrassed by her English, refused to ask the salesperson a question.—
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We’re all supposed to be embarrassed by prizes or feel above them or apart from them.—
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That's when a 51-year-old woman driving a Tesla south on Highway 85 struck the Focus, causing both cars to spin and crash into a stopped semi-truck.—
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“Impeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeded. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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