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interfered (with)

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verb

past tense of interfere (with)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interfered (with)
Verb
  • There’s an iPad for everyone, but the platform as a whole has felt stuck for a long time, with fast and capable hardware hampered by software that doesn’t take full advantage of it.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
  • He’s since lost quickness and, because of his persistent injuries – he’s been hampered by hamstring issues over the last year and was questionable for Game 3 with calf tightness – never seems to have his full burst on the floor.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Since October of last year, the agency has lost more than 1,500 agents, and these unfilled positions have severely hindered operational capacity at a critical moment.
    La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Trout was also a major storyline, as the superstar, hindered by injuries for several years, totaled five dingers in the four-game set.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This shall not be impeded by the cessation of hostilities.
    Yarden Segev, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Robert Brulle, a visiting professor at Brown University who studies fossil fuel lobbying, said ExxonMobil led efforts to discredit climate science that successfully impeded government intervention.
    Alex Kuffner, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • In Aurora, the Prairie Path was flooded and impassible between Route 25 and Illinois Avenue, according to the park district’s news release on Friday.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Several streets have been left impassable with water deep enough to cover car bumpers and get inside people's homes.
    Noel Brennan, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The transparency issue also became important after the board embarrassed itself by quietly boosting board members’ pay by 25% — with Foley being the only member opposed.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
  • And, as if embarrassed by the whole business, the show will do something crazy to blast the tear from your eye.
    Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Her husband came home to find that she had been tied up with electrical cord, raped and strangled.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Investigators learned that two armed suspects had broken into the mansion and assaulted and tied up a housekeeper who was inside the home before leaving with several valuable items.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Access to the latter was restricted to residents and emergency responders Friday evening, according to the Stephenson County Sheriff, as roadways were obstructed by debris and structures were compromised.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Still facing charges are Heather Morrow and William Stanley, who are alleged to have obstructed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at their office off Tyvola Centre Drive.
    Ryan Oehrli April 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The previous mission, launched in 2023, was envisioned to include 2,500 personnel and was led by the Kenyan police, but it was handicapped by a lack of staff and funds.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • But Khan had sold outdated blueprints, and the agency believed that this had handicapped the Iranians, who had never engineered the necessary centrifuges.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Interfered (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interfered%20%28with%29. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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