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to create difficulty for the work or activity of
fallen branches hampered the hikers as they made their way along the narrow path
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Recent Examples of hampered
Chase Gemes, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
All of these issues combined have left Target with a workforce that has grown faster than sales and a complex corporate structure that has hampered decision-making and created needless red tape.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,annie Palmer,frank Holland, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Severe weather conditions in the area hampered response efforts, but a few other vessels also pushed forward despite the danger.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Rescue efforts have been hampered by poor weather as well as the high altitude of the site, which Armed Police Force spokesperson Shailendra Thapa told Reuters was 16,070 feet.
—Manish Paudel, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
He was hampered by a right hamstring injury and missed his third game of the season last week against the Kansas City Chiefs.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Tucker was hampered by injury this season, but his underlying stats and longtime defensive prowess point to a massive payday.
—Torrey Hart, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Hubbard has been somewhat hampered by injury this season, missing two of his team's eight games.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
British fire crews have been hampered by the presence of unexploded bombs when dealing with wildfires sparked during military training sessions.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
This isn’t the first time injuries have hampered Norfleet.
—Chase Gemes, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
All of these issues combined have left Target with a workforce that has grown faster than sales and a complex corporate structure that has hampered decision-making and created needless red tape.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,annie Palmer,frank Holland, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Severe weather conditions in the area hampered response efforts, but a few other vessels also pushed forward despite the danger.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Rescue efforts have been hampered by poor weather as well as the high altitude of the site, which Armed Police Force spokesperson Shailendra Thapa told Reuters was 16,070 feet.
—Manish Paudel, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
He was hampered by a right hamstring injury and missed his third game of the season last week against the Kansas City Chiefs.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Tucker was hampered by injury this season, but his underlying stats and longtime defensive prowess point to a massive payday.
—Torrey Hart, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Hubbard has been somewhat hampered by injury this season, missing two of his team's eight games.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
British fire crews have been hampered by the presence of unexploded bombs when dealing with wildfires sparked during military training sessions.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hampered
Verb
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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.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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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.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This concentration of energy creates a tiny, controlled burn that interrupts the faulty circuit causing the tremor.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Oct. 2025
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One fire expert said officials should approach policy changes carefully because controlled burns are still critical to forest health.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
15 July 2025
Verb
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As a result, the water vapor in that impeded breath condenses on the surface of your immediately-adjacent prescription glasses, sunglasses or ski goggles.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Jan. 2026
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Adding palbociclib, however, blocked this adaptation and impeded the cancer cells’ ability to survive.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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Sebastian was intubated because the swelling from the burns obstructed his airway, reducing his ability to breathe normally, Reynoso added.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
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But the house, originally built in the 1960s, felt clunky thanks to a massive fireplace that obstructed views and odd layouts with far too many twists and turns.—
Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar,
Architectural Digest,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Yet China’s capital and financial power is more constrained than its headline figures suggest.—
Zongyuan Zoe Liu,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Going into the end of the year, consumers with constrained budgets may look to stock market gains to augment spending.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
25 Nov. 2025
Verb
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French authorities have arrested several suspects after a frantic manhunt for the men who staged a spectacular daytime heist at the Louvre museum that gripped the world and embarrassed the government in Paris.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Revolution provided a brief scare through a 59th-minute goal from Dor Turgeman, who embarrassed a defender before curling home a spectacular effort, but Inter Miami broke the tie almost immediately after the strike that made the score 2-1.—
Franco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Flanagan stars as Betty, a proud but emotionally restrained mother struggling with her daughter’s return, while Crowley plays Áine’s father Seamus.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
2 Jan. 2026
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The year 2025 saw high levels of deadly violence around the world, as conflicts grew less restrained, with civilians increasingly victims of attacks by governments and non-state actors alike, according to monitoring data.—
Susannah George,
Washington Post,
1 Jan. 2026
Verb
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For many Chinese who have plowed their savings into real estate, the market’s collapse handicapped their ability to spend, driving down overall demand.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025
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Also, of course, I am handicapped by knowing that this couldn’t be printed in the foreseeable future, and by the fact that contemplation of this material has become painful.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Hampered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hampered. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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