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interfered (with)

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verb

past tense of interfere (with)
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Verb
  • The original plan was to open the museum in 2020, but fundraising efforts were hampered by the 2017 Thomas fire, which destroyed hundreds of homes in the area.
    Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
  • Civilian drone activity has hampered firefighting efforts.
    Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • The chaos that ensued has seen a clash of play styles, with some players trying to transcend their normal strategies and others falling victim to the same mistakes that have hindered their past quests for victory.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
  • White had hoped to have a college athlete career playing basketball and lacrosse but was hindered by injuries and several surgeries on her knees.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Goalkeeper Bernd Leno was the victim both times, impeded by Kevin Schade and then Igor Thiago.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • In the Jazz Age, the culture and the style that Bradley was soaking up every night were information that white performers craved, but which racial segregation impeded them from accessing.
    Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • Faced with an impassable strait, carriers did not hold vessels in indefinite anchorage.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
  • Many of the landmarks along the Byway are only open during the warm season, and heavy snowstorms and ice make some sections impassable during winter.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
Verb
  • The Sixers were embarrassed by the Knicks 144-114 in Game 4 in front of a New York-heavy crowd in South Philadelphia.
    Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 12 May 2026
  • That this series has flipped on its head seemed almost impossible last Sunday, when the Celtics embarrassed Philadelphia in a Game 4 win on the Sixers’ home floor.
    Tobias Bass, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • But the twists of their saga, as laid out this week in a federal indictment, are closer to a horror story – with pistol-whipping, lives threatened and people tied up in their own homes.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
  • Her husband came home to find that she had been tied up with electrical cord, raped and strangled.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Vents should be kept free of leaves, dirt, and debris, and not be obstructed by vegetation.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 14 May 2026
  • Prosecutors said Lopez Insua’s view was obstructed by the cargo, a deckhouse and crane on the barge.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 May 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 25 May. 2026.

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