as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
tough going for the burros on the canyon trail, even without the added impediment of heavy loads
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Recent Examples of impediment
By sanctioning an unlawful deal, the government has created a legal impediment to petitioners' financial recovery.
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Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Dasgupta notes that regular physical activity improves sleep quality by promoting deeper sleep stages, while limiting late-day naps helps prevent impediments to nighttime rest.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
All of the tech and dollar energy for AI video is emerging as many of the pros responsible for the content landscape — from writers to directors to traditional ad execs — express concern about the jobs and creativity lost, providing a key impediment to the transformation.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
For many — especially free-spirited hippies, wooks, and the whole wide jam-band universe — the dogmatic style of traditional programs can be a turnoff, an impediment to accessing a path forward.
—David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
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Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Dasgupta notes that regular physical activity improves sleep quality by promoting deeper sleep stages, while limiting late-day naps helps prevent impediments to nighttime rest.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
All of the tech and dollar energy for AI video is emerging as many of the pros responsible for the content landscape — from writers to directors to traditional ad execs — express concern about the jobs and creativity lost, providing a key impediment to the transformation.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
For many — especially free-spirited hippies, wooks, and the whole wide jam-band universe — the dogmatic style of traditional programs can be a turnoff, an impediment to accessing a path forward.
—David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impediment
Noun
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The robot can respond to voice commands and is programmed to keep safe distances from people and obstacles.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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The 21st century’s obstacles for young men—as seen in deaths of despair and lagging employment—have been amply publicized both by credible journalists and by charlatans such as Fuentes.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Kansas City Chiefs’ planned $3 billion stadium in Wyandotte County cleared a major hurdle on Friday, when the Kansas Legislature passed a bill creating a sports authority and renewing the underlying incentive program that will finance the megaproject.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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The four-person crew of Artemis II is at Kennedy Space Center in Florida preparing to lift off and travel to the moon as early as Wednesday — and getting ready for any hurdles space may throw at them.—
Mark Strassmann,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Dozens of participants were later charged with misdemeanor offenses related to unlawful assembly and obstruction, with many ultimately placed into diversion programs requiring community service.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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The bill now requires the NYPD to form a plan for how to address and limit obstruction, intimidation and physical injury.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Sparing a county official from embarrassment is not a valid public purpose.—
David Plymyer,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2026
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How can other young women and girls who wants to be creators online push through that embarrassment and stop worrying about what other people are thinking?—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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The officers are not seen physically restraining her, but appear to form a barrier between the crowd and ICE agents.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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For students who cannot pursue these degrees without adequate financial aid, this policy will create barriers to entering the field.—
Kaelyn Lara,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Impediment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impediment. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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