as in blocking
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as in hampering
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
the construction work impeded the smooth running of the office for several months
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Recent Examples of impeding
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
Fifteen people, most of them Minnesotans, were arrested and charged last week, accused of impeding Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.
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Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
The Center for Organizational Effectiveness study identified the top three concerns impeding psychological safety in workplaces around the world.
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Bob Batchelor,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Smoke could also make for dangerous driving conditions by impeding visibility.
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Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Workers are running on empty The Center for Organizational Effectiveness study identified the top three concerns impeding psychological safety in workplaces around the world.
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Bob Batchelor,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
The homebuilders association partly blamed the drop in the overall index on rising materials prices, financing costs and regulations that are impeding home construction.
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Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
16 June 2026
Protests outside the gates have shown activists pummeling cars, impeding the exits and in some cases getting hurled out of the way after collisions with vehicles attempting to speed away from the violent activists.
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Eric MacK,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
Over the years, the number of cars parking near the bridge — often illegally, sometimes impeding emergency vehicles — has risen.
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Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Verb
Florida’s sanctuary city laws forbid local governments from impeding ICE from doing its job, such as by not sharing information with the federal government.
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Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
Fifteen people, most of them Minnesotans, were arrested and charged last week, accused of impeding Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.
—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
The Center for Organizational Effectiveness study identified the top three concerns impeding psychological safety in workplaces around the world.
—
Bob Batchelor,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Smoke could also make for dangerous driving conditions by impeding visibility.
—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Workers are running on empty The Center for Organizational Effectiveness study identified the top three concerns impeding psychological safety in workplaces around the world.
—
Bob Batchelor,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
The homebuilders association partly blamed the drop in the overall index on rising materials prices, financing costs and regulations that are impeding home construction.
—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
16 June 2026
Protests outside the gates have shown activists pummeling cars, impeding the exits and in some cases getting hurled out of the way after collisions with vehicles attempting to speed away from the violent activists.
—
Eric MacK,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
Over the years, the number of cars parking near the bridge — often illegally, sometimes impeding emergency vehicles — has risen.
—
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeding
Adjective
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The winner was the player who avoided being blocked the longest — a blocking game, a category of strategy game where the objective centers on restricting your opponent’s movement.
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The sanctions are hampering work on a broad array of investigations at the court.
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Winds of up to 50 mph stoked the flames and severely limited the fire response by hampering boat and aircraft access to the remote island.
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The way most businesses are using AI for marketing is hindering those connections, not helping.
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Over the decades the O’odham placed some barbed wire along the border to keep livestock from straying into the neighboring country, limiting the spread of maladies such as foot-and-mouth disease and hindering cattle thieves.
Verb
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The passenger rail service said that eight cars and two locomotives derailed after striking the dump truck that was obstructing the crossing.
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Lone Tree Police Department The driver is facing charges including DUI, reckless driving and obstructing a police officer.
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The moms aren’t embarrassing their kids.
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Several other policy changes led to blowback from the public and Starmer was forced to make a series of embarrassing U-turns that provided political capital for opponents and fed beliefs that the prime minister didn’t stand for much.
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“Impeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeding. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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