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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 hindering
Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
While the city’s downtown high-rise program has helped add three projects totaling 1,226 units, only one building has been constructed in the past few years, hindering the city’s long-term vision of increasing density and making the area a true mixed-use neighborhood.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
The fire and brimstone nature of both fixtures, played in potentially imposing and intimidating stadiums, carries the risk of heightening the level of a player’s tension, in turn hindering their concentration or ability to follow a plan.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Meetings have devolved into performative displays where participants prioritize impression management over genuine problem-solving, leading to cognitive overload and hindering real work.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The nascent technology has jumped to the top of legislative agendas, delaying consideration of other public policy issues such as red tape preventing energy abundance and outdated laws hindering innovators and small business owners.
—Kevin Frazier, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
While some Republican committee members cautioned against hindering innovation through more regulation, broad consensus was found on the possible risks of exposing children to AI.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Actively inserting yourself into and attempting to stymie federal law enforcement or barging into a church, as some of these thugs did in Minneapolis, is hindering law enforcement and trespassing, respectively.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
This uneven composition created an internal energy barrier within the solar cell, hindering the flow of the electrical charge generated by sunlight.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
Instead, the gases compete with each other, with the presence of one gas actually hindering the adsorption, or trapping, of the others.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
While the city’s downtown high-rise program has helped add three projects totaling 1,226 units, only one building has been constructed in the past few years, hindering the city’s long-term vision of increasing density and making the area a true mixed-use neighborhood.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
The fire and brimstone nature of both fixtures, played in potentially imposing and intimidating stadiums, carries the risk of heightening the level of a player’s tension, in turn hindering their concentration or ability to follow a plan.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Meetings have devolved into performative displays where participants prioritize impression management over genuine problem-solving, leading to cognitive overload and hindering real work.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The nascent technology has jumped to the top of legislative agendas, delaying consideration of other public policy issues such as red tape preventing energy abundance and outdated laws hindering innovators and small business owners.
—Kevin Frazier, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
While some Republican committee members cautioned against hindering innovation through more regulation, broad consensus was found on the possible risks of exposing children to AI.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Actively inserting yourself into and attempting to stymie federal law enforcement or barging into a church, as some of these thugs did in Minneapolis, is hindering law enforcement and trespassing, respectively.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
This uneven composition created an internal energy barrier within the solar cell, hindering the flow of the electrical charge generated by sunlight.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hindering
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The wintry blast, after hampering malls and stores Sunday, is making travel challenging Monday with roads still presenting treacherous conditions, coated by a mixture of frozen precipitation.—
Brian Womack,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Elon Musk warned the biggest issue hampering AI advancement in the United States is a problem Chinese competitors don’t have.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Lemon was charged violating federal laws by impeding the First Amendment right to freedom of religion.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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On social media, the administration has accused people of violently attacking federal immigration agents or impeding operations.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In his own work, the Governor has sought to smooth corners, frustrating some organizers.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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Few dynamics in tennis are more frustrating than earning chances to break an opponent and then not even being able to start a point, especially in a major final.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Justice Department felt otherwise, accusing him of federal civil rights crimes for obstructing access to a house of worship.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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City Councilmember Mitchell Englander resigned his post and was later imprisoned in 2021, convicted of obstructing an FBI investigation into his acceptance of lavish gifts in Las Vegas from a businessman who sought favors from him.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Recently, Ryan spoke about the Beckham situation, the process of writing material as a mother without embarrassing her kids and her new goal of returning to the career trajectory of her pre-pregnant self in the near future.—
Deputy Entertainment,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Some mushroom bills backfired when their true impacts became known, embarrassing legislators who voted for them, and forcing them to backtrack.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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