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Recent Examples of hindered
Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Rams boss Les Snead and Chiefs leadership tandem Andy Reid and Brett Veach don’t seem hindered by obstacles either, despite later draft slots and paying future Hall of Fame quarterbacks.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
The Blackbeard project aims to achieve all this while overcoming the obstacles that have hindered previous attempts at hypersonic weaponry.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
The tennis elbows that forced Stanton to miss the first few months of the 2025 season still require maintenance, and he’s been hindered by numerous lower-body aches and pains throughout his Yankees tenure.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Condos have seen a 6% drop in year-over sales, hindered in part by stricter lending and insurance standards from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac following the 2019 collapse of a condo tower in Surfside, Florida.
—Amancai Biraben, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
However, that hasn’t hindered veteran starters Michael Wacha and Seth Lugo.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
For ServiceNow, the company's subscription revenue growth was hindered by the Middle East conflict.
—Sean Conlon,sarah Min,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Since October of last year, the agency has lost more than 1,500 agents, and these unfilled positions have severely hindered operational capacity at a critical moment.
—La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
Nearly 9 in 10 workers said burnout has hindered their productivity.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Rams boss Les Snead and Chiefs leadership tandem Andy Reid and Brett Veach don’t seem hindered by obstacles either, despite later draft slots and paying future Hall of Fame quarterbacks.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
The Blackbeard project aims to achieve all this while overcoming the obstacles that have hindered previous attempts at hypersonic weaponry.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
The tennis elbows that forced Stanton to miss the first few months of the 2025 season still require maintenance, and he’s been hindered by numerous lower-body aches and pains throughout his Yankees tenure.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Condos have seen a 6% drop in year-over sales, hindered in part by stricter lending and insurance standards from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac following the 2019 collapse of a condo tower in Surfside, Florida.
—Amancai Biraben, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
However, that hasn’t hindered veteran starters Michael Wacha and Seth Lugo.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
For ServiceNow, the company's subscription revenue growth was hindered by the Middle East conflict.
—Sean Conlon,sarah Min,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Since October of last year, the agency has lost more than 1,500 agents, and these unfilled positions have severely hindered operational capacity at a critical moment.
—La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hindered
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Abreu came through again with a sacrifice fly to score Jarren Duran in the bottom of the inning, but the potential Red Sox rally was hampered after Willson Contreras was thrown out at second trying to stretch a single into a double for the inning’s first out.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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The wear and tear of lengthy overtimes also hampered the Mammoth’s skaters.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
Verb
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The Catholic-Protestant divide impeded North American solidarity.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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GasBuddy expects that if the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked or significantly impeded through Memorial Day, the national average price of gas could surpass the all‑time record of $5 per gallon.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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StubHub should have disclosed the obstructed view upfront.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Depending on your vantage point, the band was often semi-obstructed or blocked from view.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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That this series has flipped on its head seemed almost impossible last Sunday, when the Celtics embarrassed Philadelphia in a Game 4 win on the Sixers’ home floor.—
Tobias Bass,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The Mets were embarrassed by the Washington Nationals in an 14-2 blowout to even up the series at one game apiece.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Three other vehicles with human drivers then appeared to illegally pass the stopped bus.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
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The truck crossed into the eastbound lane and crashed into the stopped Kia, striking the three pedestrians, CHP said.—
Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Feb. 2026
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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“Hindered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hindered. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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