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interfered (with)

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verb

past tense of interfere (with)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for interfered (with)
Verb
  • Drone strikes and other attacks have hampered operations at energy ports in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and other nations, the Journal said.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Sandboxing allows firms to focus solely on moving experiments swiftly through the pilot phase because the teams working on them are not hampered by juggling experimentation with their day-to-day.
    Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • That said, Springfield has hindered municipalities in important ways from addressing their budget constraints.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
  • By some measures, Altman’s maneuver has not hindered the company’s success.
    Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Tehran said no Gulf ports will be safe if traffic to and from its own are impeded.
    CBS News, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The discovery of Miller’s and Haynes’ remains could bring clarity to a longstanding and controversial cold case in which multiple people are alleged to have eluded accountability or impeded justice.
    Jessie Christopher Smith, Oklahoman, 7 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
  • 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
  • Wilzig told the Miami Herald in a 2002 profile that intercourse and naked bodies were beautiful and natural, and no one should be embarrassed by talking about the topic.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The prosecution suggested that was because resources were tied up searching another area where Horner had misdirected them.
    Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Much of the overall acreage, about 1,700 acres, is tied up in airport or railroad uses or sits within Pig’s Eye Regional Park.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Freedom of Information Oklahoma, which promotes government transparency, dedicates the yearly Black Hole Award to an individual, agency or organization that has most obstructed the free flow of information.
    Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • But now, environmental advocates worry its storied tenure might finally be coming to an end under plans to reorganize a department already handicapped by staff shortages and strip it of environmental-permitting authority.
    Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 10 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 14 Apr. 2026.

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