encumbers

present tense third-person singular of encumber

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for encumbers
Verb
  • If a mental image only impedes the human’s process of emulation, why should her mindedness make Celmins’s web less natural than the spider’s?
    Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Let go of whatever impedes your growth and progress.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The material withstands compressive loads more than 10 times its weight.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Ensure your site loads quickly and works across devices.
    Ran Ronen, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That kind of overload hinders change and makes future efforts more challenging.
    Daniel Schmeltz, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Nevertheless, the lack of efficient electrolytes with fast hydride ion conductivity, thermal stability, and electrode compatibility hinders their practical applications.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Critics of the way the administration is handling immigration enforcement have raised concerns that holding people without criminal convictions or charges unnecessarily burdens the system and pulls undocumented immigrants away from their families.
    Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • As more states move to reduce and phase out their income taxes in the coming years, the lack of an income tax becomes less of an advantage, making the need to address relatively high property tax burdens more imperative.
    Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Shuttle service is available but fills up quickly.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Whoever fills Castiglione’s seat will inherit a $200-plus million department and a to-do list written largely in corporate jargon.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Encumbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encumbers. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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