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interfered (with)

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verb

past tense of interfere (with)
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Verb
  • But most summit speakers treated circularity—a nebulous concept at the best of times—largely as an engineering challenge, one hampered by immature infrastructure, policy gaps and weak economics.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
  • The company is seeking to create a Duchenne gene therapy that is more effective and safer than Sarepta Therapeutics’ Elevidys, which has been hampered by safety concerns, particularly following the deaths of two recipients from liver failure.
    Jason Mast, STAT, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • His game was based on his athletic prowess in the challenges and ability to provide food to camp, and hindered by his lack of social strategy, which proved to be his downfall each of the four times he’s previously returned.
    Nic Juarez, Vulture, 12 May 2026
  • So that lack of continuity may have hindered him, possibly.
    Ed Guzman, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • During the next three weeks, mobile internet was impeded or shut off in the center of Moscow.
    Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • Two off-the-field issues also impeded Gonzalez’s progress as a player.
    Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 8 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
  • 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
  • The Mets were embarrassed by the Washington Nationals in an 14-2 blowout to even up the series at one game apiece.
    James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Place a bowl of coffee grounds in the offending area (or, in the case of your shoes, place dry grounds in an old sock or cloth tied up and leave overnight inside the shoe) and let the grounds absorb unpleasant odors, says Rocky Vuong, founder of Calibre Cleaning Unlimited.
    Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026
  • Courts have blocked key parts of the president’s 2025 executive order, and the president’s most recent order on mail-in voting remains tied up in litigation.
    Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 7 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 17 May. 2026.

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