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interfered (with)

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verb

past tense of interfere (with)
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Verb
  • An amusing film if not altogether convincing, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is protracted and exceedingly hampered by imitation.
    Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
  • But it has been hampered by technical and staffing issues, the Financial Times reported, with passengers in 15 countries waiting up to three hours at security.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 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
  • Also check the weather; most roads in the monument are dirt or gravel and can become impassable in rain.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The critical shipping passage has been largely impassable since the conflict began more than a month ago.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 3 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
  • 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
  • Orbán, who refused to sever Hungary’s ties to Moscow following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has repeatedly obstructed European efforts to aid Kyiv.
    Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 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 23 Apr. 2026.

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