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
There was time when studios thought premiering a film in Cannes in May could turn out to be a major hindrance to that movie’s Oscar chances nine months later.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 13 May 2025
One hindrance is that most organizations are currently only using GenAI for foundational uses like copyediting, text creation and video production.
—Jennifer Chase, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
His only help is John Goodman's Walter, who is mostly more of a hindrance than anything else.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
The snowfall is also expected to mostly affect grassy surfaces and not cause too much of a hindrance for people on their morning commute Monday, Yack said.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 13 May 2025
One hindrance is that most organizations are currently only using GenAI for foundational uses like copyediting, text creation and video production.
—Jennifer Chase, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
His only help is John Goodman's Walter, who is mostly more of a hindrance than anything else.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
The snowfall is also expected to mostly affect grassy surfaces and not cause too much of a hindrance for people on their morning commute Monday, Yack said.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hindrance
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Existing Challenges While the impact of these types of fintechs is already significant, their work is not without its own set of obstacles, and several ongoing challenges remain.—
Murtaza Ali,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Raise the stakes, place insuperable obstacles before the protagonist, have the protagonist somehow surmount them while becoming braver and better.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Though House approval is still needed, the Senate vote marked a major hurdle, because the stadium incentives stalled there last month.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2025
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Diagnosis Delays Hurt Women’s Outcomes Even before a clinical trial is an option, women face significant hurdles in getting a diagnosis.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Salivary Blockages Blockages or obstructions to the salivary glands may also cause mouth dryness because saliva doesn't flow as easily to the mouth.10 7.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
6 June 2025
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Pullman and Lynch were convicted by a federal jury of one count of racketeering conspiracy, one count of honest services wire fraud, three counts of wire fraud, one count of obstruction of justice and one count of conspiracy to defraud the IRS.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2025
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Tacoma is Seattle’s industrial flunky, the also-ran, the perennial embarrassment.—
Caroline Fraser
June 10,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
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Eric Adams’ collaboration has delivered nothing but embarrassment, money being stolen from our city coffers, and immigrant families being torn apart.—
Zohran Mamdani,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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“Hindrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hindrance. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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