encumbering

present participle of encumber
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for encumbering
Verb
  • Higher tariff costs are hampering Nike's efforts to turn around its business.
    Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The rains brought the state capital to a standstill, seriously hampering preparations for the upcoming Durga Puja — the biggest annual festival of Hindus in West Bengal state.
    Reuters, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • First steps in that process occurred last week, when the Chokai practiced loading dummy Tomahawk munitions into its vertical launch cells.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In two of them — July 17, 2005, and July 5, 2008 — the Red Sox actually scored a run before loading the bases … and before Mariano Rivera then escaped all that trouble.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • According to my company's 2025 IT Trends Report, 44% of IT professionals cite a lack of real-time visibility into network connectivity as a primary factor impeding their productivity.
    Douglas Murray, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The criminal complaint says authorities are charging Henson with damaging government property or contracts and assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers or employees.
    Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Early expansion through franchisees lets founders avoid burdening corporate capital with every new location.
    Gary Occhiogrosso, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Hopefully, leaders will make the transition to autonomous service before burdening consumers with even higher sales tax rates.
    Marc Joffe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Officials from the Mason County Sheriff’s Office also arrested Marlana Strausbaugh and William Strausbaugh, who now both face charges of hindering prosecution or apprehension and complicity in aiding escape.
    Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Salmo now faces a slate of charges, including second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct, riot, and obstructing and hindering a police officer.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • So Instacart is reviewing orders from last October to see what might be filling trick-or-treaters’ bags across the country this year.
    Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Folding whipped topping gently into the pudding mixture keeps the filling fluffy and mousse-like.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In two felony counts, Comey indicted for allegedly lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Withers was booked into the Pulaski County jail on charges of fleeing and obstructing government operations, both misdemeanors, and was released Saturday.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some hospitals owned by private-equity firms sell the land under their buildings, enriching the owners but saddling the facilities with higher rent costs.
    Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Kirk believed universities had drifted away from teaching critical skills like writing and problem solving, focusing instead on conformity while saddling students with debt.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Encumbering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encumbering. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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