as in damages
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 impairs
Lead is a neurotoxin that impairs brain development.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
If rain severely impairs your vision, pull over and wait for conditions to improve.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Ten percent impairs performance and leaves you dizzy and faint.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
If rain severely impairs your vision, pull over and wait for conditions to improve.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
The amendment should define specific criteria for incapacity, including mental illness, cognitive decline, substance abuse, or any condition that substantially impairs judgment or decision-making capacity.
—Lynn Schmidt, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
While alcohol typically impairs coordination and reaction time, drugs present a more complex picture.
—Andrew Yockey, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
This imbalance undermines trust, impairs decision-making and fuels agency problems.
—Michael Hilb, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Neuroscience research has shown that stress impairs the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for logical decision-making.
—Margie Warrell, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Ben Smith, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
If rain severely impairs your vision, pull over and wait for conditions to improve.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Ten percent impairs performance and leaves you dizzy and faint.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
If rain severely impairs your vision, pull over and wait for conditions to improve.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
The amendment should define specific criteria for incapacity, including mental illness, cognitive decline, substance abuse, or any condition that substantially impairs judgment or decision-making capacity.
—Lynn Schmidt, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
While alcohol typically impairs coordination and reaction time, drugs present a more complex picture.
—Andrew Yockey, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
This imbalance undermines trust, impairs decision-making and fuels agency problems.
—Michael Hilb, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Neuroscience research has shown that stress impairs the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for logical decision-making.
—Margie Warrell, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impairs
Verb
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What damages mushroom populations?—
Callie Sumlin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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Once labeled a neurolathyrogen, a compound that damages nerves, DABA doesn't waste time.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Derek gravely injures his hand.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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Gafford injures ankle The Mavericks are likely to be without one of their major frontcourt pieces this preseason.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Deadly holiday weekend mars broad crime drop The back-and-forth followed a Labor Day weekend of deadly violence in Chicago worse than in the previous two years, with seven people shot to death, according to preliminary Chicago Police Department reports.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Valuing a project at cost of production rather than value in an arm’s length sale—common in all economic statistics—especially mars Chinese data.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Blocking them causes disruption to the cells’ energy-generating mitochondria and leads to oxidative stress, which further weakens cancer.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Even as the storm weakens over Baja California, its tropical moisture will continue to drift north, fueling intense downpours and possible flooding across the Southwest.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Second, this ambiguity around responsibility cripples an organization’s ability to respond effectively.—
Nelson Lim,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Drones allow aggressors to target critical infrastructure that cripples a defender’s economy at low cost and with high accuracy.—
Omar Al-Ubaydli,
semafor.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When people stop looking for work, unemployment improves on paper even as productive capacity erodes in reality.—
Katica Roy,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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When trust erodes, so does civic life.—
Ugo Troiano,
Oc Register,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This practice hurts both artists and their fans.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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This is where Sturm’s back injury hurts.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The trio stumbles upon a crucial piece of evidence - and promptly compromises it.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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His condition compromises his warrior mentality and his free-agent market will suffer.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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