as in hinders
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 hampers
Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 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, 14 Oct. 2025
Yet, there’s still that debt that hampers investment.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
His lack of strength also hampers him on defense.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Duffy said Monday that the shutdown hampers those efforts, now and potentially in the future.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 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, 14 Oct. 2025
Yet, there’s still that debt that hampers investment.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
His lack of strength also hampers him on defense.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Duffy said Monday that the shutdown hampers those efforts, now and potentially in the future.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hampers
Verb
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At the same time, the Administration has put pressure on tech firms to take down activity that hinders its agenda.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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In addition to delivering high-quality search results, this method hinders search-engine cheating; artificially boosting your web page by putting up a thousand pages linking to it won’t accomplish much if those pages have low status.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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Let go of whatever impedes your growth and progress.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Finally, wrap rolled up rugs in plastic and seal valuable clothing in tight plastic bags or bins.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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As a major garment-producing country, making the bags in Turkey will allow for large-scale production and more competitive pricing.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The unit is on pace for 20 sacks this season.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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Josh Allen and the Bills offense struggled to meet their typical standard yet again, gaining just 291 total yards, giving up four sacks and throwing two interceptions.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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It can also be spread indirectly through manure, equipment, vehicles, egg flats, crates, clothing and shoes, water and, potentially, feed.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
17 Oct. 2025
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The volunteers stacked crates in the cabin.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Finally, wrap rolled up rugs in plastic and seal valuable clothing in tight plastic bags or bins.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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The living room, encased in dark mahogany panelling, looked onto a drab alleyway filled with trash bins, and the apartment’s two floors were connected by a narrow spiral staircase that risked putting parents in mind of a broken neck.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The deep green glass vessel, etched with vertical lines reminiscent of towering tree trunks, shifts from khaki to warm browns and golden yellows as the flame flickers, casting a hypnotic glow that’s as enchanting as its aroma.—
Michael Stefanov,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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Pull the mulch a couple of inches away and feather it out away from the trunks of woody plants.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Hampers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hampers. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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