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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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When pirating hindered the shipping of gold to Lisbon, Paraty pivoted to farming sugarcane (the basis of cachaça) and later became one of the earliest hubs for coffee growing in a country that is still the globe’s largest exporter of beans.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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At an October debate, Bowman tried to portray Pureval as soft on crime and alleged that unspecified initiatives from City Hall had hindered police from doing their jobs.—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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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But San Francisco’s star running back impeded Lake enough for Jones to make the throw.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, Simmons’ financial liabilities don’t seem to have impeded his movements.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 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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The project pushed beyond academic theory, relying on low-power computing and low-resolution cameras to prove that AI could run efficiently even in constrained environments.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
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Without both, the promise of inclusive finance may well remain constrained.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 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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Over the next several weeks, Fan was beaten, starved, and restrained.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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Special shout-out to Harper’s performance, which strikes me as a restrained cousin to John Cleese’s turn as Basil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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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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Without the Mountain View gate, the nearest entrance to North Beach is from a steep stairway that is not handicapped accessible from Ocean Street at Rue Des Chateaux.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Hampered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hampered. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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