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to create difficulty for the work or activity of
was not hindered by a lack of money because she could use what food she had on hand
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Recent Examples of hindered
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Hines is one of relatively few enrollees to have used the new Medicaid benefit, which weight loss doctors in the state say has been hindered by national drug shortages, the state’s prior authorization process for the drugs, and a lack of marketing.
—Phil Galewitz, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
By bringing us back to the question of land, Tuck and Yang invite discussion on how the abstraction of decolonization has hindered material efforts towards solidarity.
—JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
Unlike earlier prototypes, which often relied on toxic or unstable light absorbers, the new biohybrid design avoids toxic semiconductors, lasts longer, and can run without additional chemicals that previously hindered efficiency, according to a press release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
The president highlighted new European investors entering the country, but said the pace is hindered by the lack of banking and insurance facilities in the territory.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Gittens has also been hindered by not having a proper pre-season.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
However, his second pro season has been hindered by a knee injury.
—Josh Buckhalter, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The new law removes the certificate of need requirement for facilities with four or fewer beds, a major obstacle that previously hindered their creation.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
It’s hindered so many things for them.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Hines is one of relatively few enrollees to have used the new Medicaid benefit, which weight loss doctors in the state say has been hindered by national drug shortages, the state’s prior authorization process for the drugs, and a lack of marketing.
—Phil Galewitz, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
By bringing us back to the question of land, Tuck and Yang invite discussion on how the abstraction of decolonization has hindered material efforts towards solidarity.
—JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
Unlike earlier prototypes, which often relied on toxic or unstable light absorbers, the new biohybrid design avoids toxic semiconductors, lasts longer, and can run without additional chemicals that previously hindered efficiency, according to a press release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
The president highlighted new European investors entering the country, but said the pace is hindered by the lack of banking and insurance facilities in the territory.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Gittens has also been hindered by not having a proper pre-season.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
However, his second pro season has been hindered by a knee injury.
—Josh Buckhalter, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The new law removes the certificate of need requirement for facilities with four or fewer beds, a major obstacle that previously hindered their creation.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hindered
Verb
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Pitching without discomfort from the thumb, back and neck issues that hampered him at various points during the regular season.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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While our study dating back to 1984 found that certain environmental contaminants induce T cells that suppress the immune system, further study on such cells was hampered by an inability in the field at large to isolate and characterize these cells.—
Mitzi Nagarkatti,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For years, technological, geographical and financial hurdles impeded wave and tide energy development.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
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The scandal has already impeded the effort to hold Israel accountable for the death toll in Gaza; the woman fears that anger at Israel might now lead members of the assembly to discount her story and, instead, side with Khan.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Yet this claim conceals the fact that registration is swift for compliant unions but obstructed for independent ones.—
Sourcing Journal,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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What To Know DHS issued a statement claiming that Retes became violent, refused to comply with officers and obstructed their path, leading to his arrest for assault.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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Me, a beautiful and clever five-time Emmy-winning writer with a few Wednesday nights free, and The Golden Bachelor, a heartwarming and adorable exploration of women’s second acts with a male doofus at the center who has already embarrassed himself.—
Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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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