impediments

plural of impediment

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of impediments With Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress, the courts have emerged as one of the main impediments to Trump administration policy. James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025 There are impediments, of course. Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025 Despite the economic boon wind and solar can provide for rural economies, county governments across the state have begun placing significant impediments and outright bans on their development. Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025 Guterres called for safe access for humanitarian workers, the removal of red tape and other impediments, the rebuilding of Gaza’s shattered infrastructure and funding to meet the immense needs. Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025 Lyninger expressed skepticism over how traffic impediments would be defined and what level of street congestion would be permissible. Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025 This bill is the first step, said Alford, in ensuring the federal government is working toward solutions to home ownership impediments. Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025 Starting to deregulate labor markets, limiting growth in minimum wages, and reducing impediments on labor flexibility. Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 The roads are largely impassable in other areas, however, with impediments ranging from potholes to boulders placed in the street, Dant said. Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impediments
Noun
  • The creative journey, like most life journeys, has its obstacles, detours, side trips, and hazards.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • But formidable obstacles remain in the way of a durable peace in Gaza, where a ceasefire collapsed in March after nearly two months of relative calm when Israel unleashed a barrage of airstrikes.
    Alexander Cornwell, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The journey to the pad involved challenges and hurdles in terms of engineering, financing, regulations and licensing — including 24 different permits from Queensland, along with environmental and airspace approvals — as well as finding a location for a launch pad.
    Andrew Jones, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Not that Lana needed any more hurdles to overcome.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • If possible, position yourself in a flat, open area with minimal tree cover, rocks, cliffs, or other obstructions that may block the sound of the whistle.
    Owen Clarke, Outside, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In 2025, Roborock launched a vacuum cleaner with a robotic arm for moving socks and other obstructions out of the way.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The result is more and more tariffs, higher and higher trade barriers, and less and less competition.
    Bill Barrow, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Trump signed the pardon Wednesday, which forgave Zhao’s conviction and could ease barriers to any future role at the company, though legal and compliance restrictions remain.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Impediments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impediments. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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