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Recent Examples of hobbled
Zach Harper, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Herro, who started Thursday’s second half in place of the hobbled Powell, has been primarily used as a starter since the start of the 2022-23 season but has played as a reserve in each of the last four games after returning from a rib injury.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
The hobbled infielder put the Blue Jays up early in the game with an incredible three-run home run.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
How Tehran’s theocracy responds in the weeks and months ahead, whether that means lashing out or trying to rebuild its hobbled economy at home, will be crucial.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
And Canada had much stricter quarantining and social-distancing guidelines, which resulted in hobbled attendance and many stars opting to skip TIFF all together.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
And, as the Knicks widened their lead, Reed hobbled off the court, never to return, leaving the inevitabilities to the ball handler, ball thief, and sharpshooter Walt Frazier, who went on to register thirty-six points and nineteen assists.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Instead, the global response has been delayed and hobbled.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
By the end of the series, the Avalanche looked like a shell of themselves, with Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar playing but clearly hobbled and Valeri Nichushkin knocked out of Game 4.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 27 May 2026
The loss of funding has hobbled WHO, which was forced to reduce staff and programs.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
The Beltsville team was hobbled, and the remaining staff restricted from communicating with beekeepers.
—Jennie L. Durant, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
Mitchell appeared hobbled in the first half of Thursday’s loss, which Atkinson noticed.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
But at least on some level, Temir appears to believe that his dad is hobbled by his attachment to the past.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Adjective
Nikola Jokić put up another triple-double (25-13-11), and Anthony Edwards (knee) looked too hobbled to match.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Herro, who started Thursday’s second half in place of the hobbled Powell, has been primarily used as a starter since the start of the 2022-23 season but has played as a reserve in each of the last four games after returning from a rib injury.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
The hobbled infielder put the Blue Jays up early in the game with an incredible three-run home run.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
How Tehran’s theocracy responds in the weeks and months ahead, whether that means lashing out or trying to rebuild its hobbled economy at home, will be crucial.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
And Canada had much stricter quarantining and social-distancing guidelines, which resulted in hobbled attendance and many stars opting to skip TIFF all together.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Willis Reed, who had sat out Game 6 with a thigh injury, hobbled out on to the court for Game 7.
—Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
And, as the Knicks widened their lead, Reed hobbled off the court, never to return, leaving the inevitabilities to the ball handler, ball thief, and sharpshooter Walt Frazier, who went on to register thirty-six points and nineteen assists.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Instead, the global response has been delayed and hobbled.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
By the end of the series, the Avalanche looked like a shell of themselves, with Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar playing but clearly hobbled and Valeri Nichushkin knocked out of Game 4.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 27 May 2026
The loss of funding has hobbled WHO, which was forced to reduce staff and programs.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
The Beltsville team was hobbled, and the remaining staff restricted from communicating with beekeepers.
—Jennie L. Durant, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
Mitchell appeared hobbled in the first half of Thursday’s loss, which Atkinson noticed.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
But at least on some level, Temir appears to believe that his dad is hobbled by his attachment to the past.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hobbled
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The Rock People were a feeble attempt to cash in on the shapeshifting craze, as Stonedar, Rokkon, and Granita (the latter never immortalized as an action figure) could turn themselves into… er, meteors.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
4 June 2026
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The manner the ball traveled from Maradona suggested a feebler contact than a pure header.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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But like Hulst, he was also hampered by injuries.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Clark is finally at full strength again after, hampered by a groin injury, played in only 13 games a year ago.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Earlier in the game, Knicks guard Jalen Brunson limped to the locker room after Spurs forward Harrison Barnes was pushed into his right knee.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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The Dutch West India Company limped along in gradual decline before being dissolved in 1794.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 June 2026
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Aid workers have also told CNN that the dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and US funding cuts carried out prior to the outbreak have impeded the response.—
Erikas Mwisi,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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In a twist that feels somewhere between Misery and Triangle of Sadness, it's revealed that Linda has not only hidden the true nature of the island from Bradley, but has intentionally impeded them from getting help.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 May 2026
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Getting that exemption will be more difficult than most people had expected, meaning that more sick and disabled people are likely to lose their Medicaid coverage.—
Tara Bannow,
STAT,
3 June 2026
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There are special additional rules for households with elderly or disabled members.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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The search may be hindered by thunderstorms moving through the area Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday night.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Undeterred, the siblings set off on a perilous journey, helped and hindered by both natural and supernatural elements along the way.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Earlier this month, Nancy Guthrie, the elderly and infirm mother of Today show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was violently taken from her home in Tucson, Arizona.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Feb. 2026
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The four Democratic members of the JBC, which controls the state budget, asked with growing consternation why the Department of Corrections hadn’t brought them a plan to address overcrowding, to step up releases of old and infirm inmates, or to improve its own shortcomings.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Some fans weighed in on his outfit choice on social media, sparking conversations about if the actor might have embarrassed his wife.—
Juliana Ukiomogbe,
InStyle,
27 May 2026
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The Sixers were embarrassed by the Knicks 144-114 in Game 4 in front of a New York-heavy crowd in South Philadelphia.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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“Hobbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobbled. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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