hindered 1 of 2

past tense of hinder

hindered

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adjective

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Recent Examples of hindered
Adjective
Cost reductions can only achieve so much—without stabilizing revenue, the turnaround will be hindered. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 This lack of transparency hindered our ability to fully present our case. Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2025 For all its modern flourishes, Delta is hindered by slavishly adhering to the core gameplay of its 2004 progenitor. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025 Additionally, the environment in which the villager discovered the cranium has hindered efforts to date the skull, with previous studies estimating that the specimen is anywhere between 170,000 and 700,000 years old. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025 Texas Republicans’ efforts to redraw the state’s congressional districts in the middle of the decade were hindered when dozens of quorum-breaking Democratic House members left the state. Jade Walker, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025 Unlike dogs, these marine mammals are not hindered by this obstacle, so they are being explored as a new solution. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2025 Infighting hindered everything from product planning to manufacturing, and leadership decisions had to finely balance French and German commercial and political interests. Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025 Moreover, the show delves into Barney’s hardships, including incarceration, arson and numerous other trials that hindered him over the years. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hindered
Verb
  • Talking to Bill Nighy about his star turn as a frail and at times broken novelist in & Sons is rather hampered by the British actor not having seen director Pablo Trapero’s father-and-son drama on a screen of any size ahead of its world premiere on Sunday at the Toronto Film Festival.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Currently, only 37% of the more than 5 million tons of trash generated in the county each year is recycled — and even that is hampered by a 40% contamination rate.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Additionally, debris removal took place, including significant debris that impeded roadways and public spaces, and damage occurred to water control facilities, utilities and parks and recreation facilities.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The rare move highlighted the administration's combative stance toward jurists who impeded its immigration policies.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Ogles launched a congressional probe into O’Connell, claiming his administration obstructed ICE operations.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Trump was not charged with any crime, but Mueller later shared 10 instances in which the president may have obstructed justice.
    Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The bad weather may have been a better option for the Dolphins as they were embarrassed by the Colts, with a final score of 30-8.
    Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Getty Images The President fired the nation’s top labor statistician because the jobs numbers embarrassed him.
    Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Over the ensuing decades—and fully informed of the substantial executive power exercised by the Commission—the Supreme Court has repeatedly and expressly left Humphrey's Executor in place, and so precluded Presidents from removing Commissioners at will.
    Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Hindered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hindered. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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