as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
made a survey of all the hindrances to wheelchair access, such as curbs and stairs
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Recent Examples of hindrance
Like Jaxson Dart last season, the Rebels’ offense is a hindrance for teams trying to project whether his abilities translate to the pros.
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Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Set Aside Intentional Time Another common hindrance to achieving cleaning resolutions is actually finding the time to do them.
—Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 12 Jan. 2026
Goaltending wasn’t supposed to be the team’s biggest hindrance, and giving more opportunity to Meriläinen was supposed to be the right move.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Historically, securely locking or temporarily transferring one’s guns was perceived by owners as a hindrance to quick access for home defense.
—Russell Lemle, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hindrance
Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Set Aside Intentional Time Another common hindrance to achieving cleaning resolutions is actually finding the time to do them.
—Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 12 Jan. 2026
Goaltending wasn’t supposed to be the team’s biggest hindrance, and giving more opportunity to Meriläinen was supposed to be the right move.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Historically, securely locking or temporarily transferring one’s guns was perceived by owners as a hindrance to quick access for home defense.
—Russell Lemle, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hindrance
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In Waterfield’s view, the single biggest obstacle for genetic genealogy is the cost of lab work and rising upload fees associated with the DNA databases relied upon by investigators.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
21 Feb. 2026
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Anything that was anti-Jewish—a story about exclusion, an obstacle that hadn’t come down, a disapproving enumeration of supposedly Jewish traits—was possibly more fascinating.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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The Florida bills would do much of that work by forcing married and divorced women to navigate expensive bureaucratic hurdles to match their maiden and married names.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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Had there been hurdles to that process before this latest round of negotiations happened?—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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Its version, Satellite SOS, works similarly, and requires a clear view of the sky with as little obstruction as possible.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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If convicted, each defendant faces up to 10 years in prison for each trade secret charge and up to 20 years for obstruction of justice, along with fines of up to $250,000 per count.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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The parents or hosts bearing a disproportionate share of the expense is not surprising, and should not be a cause of embarrassment as long as proper gratitude is expressed.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The parents/hosts bearing a disproportionate share of the expense is not surprising, and should not be a cause of embarrassment as long as proper gratitude is expressed.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Hindrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hindrance. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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