interfering (with)

Definition of interfering (with)next
present participle of interfere (with)
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Verb
  • Most glaring, the shrunken frame meant the steering wheel was impeding Fever’s ability to use the brake pedal.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Palermo pleaded guilty to one felony count of assaulting, resisting, and impeding persons assisting federal officers and employees with a deadly or dangerous weapon.
    Julie Sharp, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In the third game of his career, the 2024 second-round pick re-tore the ACL in his right knee, further hampering an injury history that dated back to his final year at the University of Texas.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
  • According to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board, the truck drove through the airport's version of a stop light and the vehicle lacked a transponder, hampering a crash warning system.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Columbia Business School professor Gernot Wagner said more Americans will ultimately adopt EVs despite the roadblocks that are hindering ownership.
    Morgan Korn, ABC News, 3 May 2026
  • Most hypersonic missiles can perform evasive maneuvers while in flight, hindering detection and interception, unlike regular missiles.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Lutnick's voluntary closed-door interview comes amid a monthslong procession of powerful people summoned before the committee, many of whom have been subjected to embarrassing revelations in the more than 3 million pages of records known as the Epstein files.
    Graham Kates, CBS News, 6 May 2026
  • The Game 4 defeat – the no-silver-lining, embarrassing 6-1 loss – left a particularly rancid taste in everyone’s mouth.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Eight people were arrested at the demonstration, Gothamist said, and were charged with resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration, reckless endangerment and criminal mischief.
    Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 6 May 2026
  • Guido Reichstadter was safely removed from the bridge and is charged with crowding, obstructing or incommoding, unlawful entry and failing to obey an officer, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) told Fox News Digital.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • Thirty seconds later, Faber’s shot from the point ticked off Heiskanen’s glove and past Oettinger, tying up the game 1-1.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Mubadala has recently become one of the most aggressive Gulf sovereign wealth funds, embarking on a dealmaking spree, tying up with some of the biggest names in global finance, and taking a more active role leading on investments rather than being a passive capital provider.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Plus, Superjumbo has been holding back on things like listening parties and has turned down artists that wanted to do in-store performances because of the limited space, according to Mancuso.
    R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • Ukraine has developed cutting-edge and battle-tested drone technology that has proved essential in holding back Russia’s bigger army and has drawn military interest from around the world.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Because no one knows with clarity how things will proceed from here, handicapping the market becomes an exercise in watching for extreme conditions to develop that price in enough potential economic disruption to generate a cushion against further downside surprises.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Interfering (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interfering%20%28with%29. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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