as in damaging
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
already impaired by a crack, the windshield shattered upon impact with the baseball
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Recent Examples of impairing
Air pollution, such as diesel exhaust, can have the opposite effect, impairing Treg cell function and contributing to inflammatory diseases such as asthma.
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Mitzi Nagarkatti, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
The researchers speculate that increases in fine particulate matter could be reducing running performance by constricting blood vessels, increasing inflammation, and impairing lung and brain function, but further research is needed to pin down the exact mechanisms at play.
—Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
First, the rules under which community associations operate emphasize the protections of the residents’ rights, while not unduly impairing the ability of the association to carry out their responsibilities to the community as a whole.
—Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Manganese plays a role in bone formation and density, and research shows that people who do not get enough of the mineral run the risk of impairing bone health.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 18 Feb. 2025
Nutrients to provide the building blocks, and lower carbs to help stabilize your blood sugar and even out the roller coaster of spikes and drops that create so many cognition-impairing side effects, including lightheadedness, anxiety, fatigue, irritability and a decrease in focus.
—Heather Sandison, Contributor, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
Though an abundance of research has recognized that chronic stress impacts our complex cognition, impairing processes like learning and memory, far fewer studies have looked into the impacts of chronic stress on our senses.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2025
So if the heart's rhythms are erratic from anger or the gut is disrupted by worry, the brain receives disorganized signals, impairing clear thinking and decision-making.
—Joseph Sudhip, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Mitzi Nagarkatti, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
The researchers speculate that increases in fine particulate matter could be reducing running performance by constricting blood vessels, increasing inflammation, and impairing lung and brain function, but further research is needed to pin down the exact mechanisms at play.
—Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
First, the rules under which community associations operate emphasize the protections of the residents’ rights, while not unduly impairing the ability of the association to carry out their responsibilities to the community as a whole.
—Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Manganese plays a role in bone formation and density, and research shows that people who do not get enough of the mineral run the risk of impairing bone health.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 18 Feb. 2025
Nutrients to provide the building blocks, and lower carbs to help stabilize your blood sugar and even out the roller coaster of spikes and drops that create so many cognition-impairing side effects, including lightheadedness, anxiety, fatigue, irritability and a decrease in focus.
—Heather Sandison, Contributor, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
Though an abundance of research has recognized that chronic stress impacts our complex cognition, impairing processes like learning and memory, far fewer studies have looked into the impacts of chronic stress on our senses.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2025
So if the heart's rhythms are erratic from anger or the gut is disrupted by worry, the brain receives disorganized signals, impairing clear thinking and decision-making.
—Joseph Sudhip, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impairing
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That damaging psychic weight of insecurity and self-blame seeps into our society and politics, where polls show a stubborn and longtime trend of declining faith in a better future.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Several police officers reported that rioters were forcibly removing and damaging their equipment.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The military junta in Myanmar dropped at least one bomb from a paraglider, killing at least 18 people and injuring another 45, some of them seriously, at a vigil protesting military rule, a human rights watchdog and the exiled former government said.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
8 Oct. 2025
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Hill is out for the season after injuring ligaments in his knee in the Dolphins’ Week 4 game against the New York Jets.—
Rebecca Tauber,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Including playoffs, Mayfield turned the ball over more than anyone else from 2023 through 2024, marring an otherwise fantastic two seasons in Tampa Bay.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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An optional front rack on both models adds instant utility without marring the retro-fantastic looks.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Smartly priced and packed with innovative ingredients, Korean eye creams deliver visible results without compromising comfort.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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How smoothly Tesla scales production without compromising supply stability or quality will be a key measure of success.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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Perreira agrees that the financial imbalance in the game is crippling West Indies.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Related Stories Pogachefsky is now suing 42West and his former employees, accusing them of crippling his company and scuttling his talks to sell the firm.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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Previously the billionaire banker has warned the American economy is weakening, saying in September following a measly jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that whether that weakness spills into economic contraction remains to be seen.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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The tariffs inadvertently advantage Asia and other offshore producers by weakening textile and apparel supply chains in the Western Hemisphere.—
Kimberly Glas,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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