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
Officers at the scene noticed Clausen showed signs of being under the influence of an impairing substance.
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Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
Wildlife exposed to oil and grease can suffer fatal effects — the substance can coat feathers and fur, impairing mobility and body temperature regulation, or smother aquatic plants that other species depend on for food and oxygen.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Air pollution, such as diesel exhaust, can have the opposite effect, impairing Treg cell function and contributing to inflammatory diseases such as asthma.
—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
Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
Wildlife exposed to oil and grease can suffer fatal effects — the substance can coat feathers and fur, impairing mobility and body temperature regulation, or smother aquatic plants that other species depend on for food and oxygen.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Air pollution, such as diesel exhaust, can have the opposite effect, impairing Treg cell function and contributing to inflammatory diseases such as asthma.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impairing
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Many on the left have been in an uproar of late, accusing Trump of damaging White House history as construction begins on a new White House ballroom.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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People have filmed themselves shaving their heads, damaging property, ripping up passports and setting themselves on fire, The Sun reported, citing Ekaterina Mizulina, head of the Safe Internet League.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Other events in the secondary season include the November 2018 tornado outbreak which spawned at least 10 tornadoes throughout Middle Tennessee, killing one person and injuring three others.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Nov. 2025
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Local officials said a 35-year-old man deliberately drove into people between the towns of Saint Pierre d'Oléron and Dolus d'Oléron on Île d’Oléron on Wednesday, injuring 10 people.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 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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The outcome could set a precedent for how far courts can go in easing logistical burdens on defendants in sensitive-information cases without compromising government secrecy.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Rooftop installations provide a space-efficient and scalable solution to harness clean energy without compromising valuable land resources.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Since then, they've been forced to work remotely — at a time when the government was doling out return-to-office mandates — preventing access to labs and crippling the center's mission of embedding NASA climate scientists within international academia.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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On December 7, 1941, 353 Japanese aircraft attacked Pearl Harbor, killing 2,403 Americans and crippling much of the Pacific Fleet.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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That goes even further than DESI's hints at weakening dark energy.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The central bank cut its benchmark rate for the second time this year at its most recent meeting, in part to help bolster the economy amid a weakening job market.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Impairing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impairing. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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