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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
Ashley Grams, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Federal prosecutors secured an indictment against Laryen Torres-Carmona in September, charging the 26-year-old with two counts of assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
The senators said these kinds of deals ultimately benefit big tech companies while impeding competition.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
The mayors are citing concerns about the bill impeding local control over growth and developments.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 4 Feb. 2026
Lemon was charged violating federal laws by impeding the First Amendment right to freedom of religion.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
On social media, the administration has accused people of violently attacking federal immigration agents or impeding operations.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
Homan said there will be zero tolerance for interfering, impeding or assaulting officers.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 Jan. 2026
He’s been charged with violating federal laws by allegedly crossing a line from activity protected by the First Amendment to impeding others’ rights to practice their religious beliefs.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
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Homan says in the past month, 158 people have been arrested for impeding or assaulting federal officers, with 85 cases already accepted for prosecution.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Federal prosecutors secured an indictment against Laryen Torres-Carmona in September, charging the 26-year-old with two counts of assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
The senators said these kinds of deals ultimately benefit big tech companies while impeding competition.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
The mayors are citing concerns about the bill impeding local control over growth and developments.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 4 Feb. 2026
Lemon was charged violating federal laws by impeding the First Amendment right to freedom of religion.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
On social media, the administration has accused people of violently attacking federal immigration agents or impeding operations.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
Homan said there will be zero tolerance for interfering, impeding or assaulting officers.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 Jan. 2026
He’s been charged with violating federal laws by allegedly crossing a line from activity protected by the First Amendment to impeding others’ rights to practice their religious beliefs.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impeding
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The move comes as the container shipping industry at large is reeling from declines in freight rates over the past year, hampering the bottom lines of many carriers.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
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The outages have affected Anastasia’s work, hampering her ability to respond to clients via messaging apps.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
31 Jan. 2026
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The instigators were allowed to go beyond peaceful protests to hindering law enforcement from doing their job which escalated with the result of two people tragically losing their lives.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Anyone raising these concerns last season, when Arsenal finished in a distant second place, would be politely informed that the only curb on their creativity was the injuries that were hindering Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Also, the amount of sunlight that reaches an area can change dramatically over the growing season, so re-check every week or so to make sure nothing is obstructing access to sunlight.—
Kerry Michaels,
The Spruce,
5 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, some emergency routes have huge mountains of snowy ice chunks obstructing more than one lane of the road because the snowplows could not move the snow to the side of the road due to all of the bike lane obstacles .—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Feb. 2026
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One day, Will goes viral after embarrassing ROAR league MVP, Mane Attraction (Aaron Pierre), during a streetball challenge, prompting his favorite team, the Vineland Thorns, to sign him to a season-ending contract in a desperate attempt to juice ticket sales.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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And then Thaddeus’s arm falls off, embarrassing his companions.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Impeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeding. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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