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we were hobbled by the snowstorm from getting out to do some Christmas shopping
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Recent Examples of hobbled
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
This was expected from this group — motivated by a loss to the Vikings and playing a hobbled and below-average Commanders defense — but to do it in this manner was an emphatic flex of their muscles.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
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
Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
The pandemic and the two union strikes that hobbled Hollywood in recent years are humorously addressed at the top of the new season, which largely tackles the arrival of artificial intelligence as Valerie agrees to star in a new sitcom written by AI.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
Harber immediately appeared injured after rounding second base and hobbled his way to third before being removed from the game.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Morgan Geekie was hobbled with a shot off the foot on Monday in New Jersey but stayed in the game and also played against Montreal on Tuesday.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Iranian attacks on oil and gas facilities across the Persian Gulf have hobbled operations in oil-producing nations such as the United Arab Emirates, where a drone attack on Monday sparked a fire in the Fujairah Oil Industries Zone.
—CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Last fall's 43-day government shutdown also hobbled growth at the end of last year.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
Bol wasn’t the only UCF player hobbled.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
United’s response was again affected by a series of injuries that have hobbled a previously fluid attacking unit.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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
This was expected from this group — motivated by a loss to the Vikings and playing a hobbled and below-average Commanders defense — but to do it in this manner was an emphatic flex of their muscles.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
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
That experience hobbled development of Lyme vaccines for humans, though multiple companies now make them for dogs.
—Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
The pandemic and the two union strikes that hobbled Hollywood in recent years are humorously addressed at the top of the new season, which largely tackles the arrival of artificial intelligence as Valerie agrees to star in a new sitcom written by AI.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
Harber immediately appeared injured after rounding second base and hobbled his way to third before being removed from the game.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Morgan Geekie was hobbled with a shot off the foot on Monday in New Jersey but stayed in the game and also played against Montreal on Tuesday.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Iranian attacks on oil and gas facilities across the Persian Gulf have hobbled operations in oil-producing nations such as the United Arab Emirates, where a drone attack on Monday sparked a fire in the Fujairah Oil Industries Zone.
—CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Last fall's 43-day government shutdown also hobbled growth at the end of last year.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
Bol wasn’t the only UCF player hobbled.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
United’s response was again affected by a series of injuries that have hobbled a previously fluid attacking unit.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hobbled
Adjective
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Congress has for the most part registered only feeble and ineffective opposition to such executive action.—
Sarah Burns,
The Conversation,
4 Mar. 2026
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Scratches above the dead body reach upward, marks that read as feeble attempts to cling to some semblance of life.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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His ability to hold runners has hampered him.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Jospin never embraced his role as a public figure, hampered by a restrained personality that grew even stiffer in front of cameras.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Schaeffer won over most of the Rockies players quickly, but, fielding a young, inexperienced team, Colorado limped toward the finish line, going 4-21 in September.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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Alberto Rodríguez, 73, limped with a cane down a deserted industrial street.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Among other things, the plaintiffs argue ingress via Billings Road should not be impeded or limited to La Cantera residents.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2026
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Hungry for travel and unaware of his history of mental disturbance—a habit of firing pistols during classes for deaf pupils had impeded his progress in Scottish schools—Muriel agreed to follow him to Southern Rhodesia, where the couple were married the following year.—
Miranda Seymour,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In Los Angeles, activists have documented robots overturned or disabled in public spaces.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Today, Rancho Cordova offers multiple affordable housing options, including Mather Veterans Village for homeless and disabled veterans in the Sacramento region.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Modernizing the agricultural system and the goal of getting land to produce is also hindered by legal limitations.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated March 24,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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Efforts have also been hindered by the military’s refusal to provide information about their whereabouts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 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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Tonight’s ceremony had none of the major dramatic mishaps that have both embarrassed the Academy Awards’ organizers and affirmed the event’s status as must-see live TV.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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The Americans were left to root for the same team that embarrassed them, and that team delivered.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Hobbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobbled. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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