as in to impede
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
the raging blizzard stymied the rescuers' attempts to find the stranded mountain climbers
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Recent Examples of stymie
However, Padilla’s teacher and Gosling’s principal’s attempts are stymied when the high schoolers begin conspicuously passing along notes to each other.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2026
The impossibility of keeping up breeds apathy and stymies opposition.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
What should have been a short drive was stymied by the Red Crescent having to coordinate its route with Israeli authorities to clear the route with military units.
—Alexander Durie, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
The four-term state representative entered the three-way race as a frontrunner but was stymied after garnering only 49% of the vote with nearly three-quarters of statewide votes counted.
—Karen Brooks Harper
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2026
The impossibility of keeping up breeds apathy and stymies opposition.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
What should have been a short drive was stymied by the Red Crescent having to coordinate its route with Israeli authorities to clear the route with military units.
—Alexander Durie, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
The four-term state representative entered the three-way race as a frontrunner but was stymied after garnering only 49% of the vote with nearly three-quarters of statewide votes counted.
—Karen Brooks Harper
austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stymie
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Oil prices have spiked above $100 per barrel amid Iranian threats to maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and declarations of force majeure by both Kuwait and Bahrain, who argue events beyond their control have impeded their ability to deliver petroleum.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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The indictment includes the conspiracy count, which carries a maximum sentence of six years in federal prison, as well as several other counts of forcibly impeding a federal officer, each punishable by up to one year in federal prison.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Trump urged Democrats to reopen DHS because the partial shutdown hinders the government’s ability to combat terrorists.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 2026
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In fairness, the Jayhawks’ offense and overall explosiveness may have been hindered by the Big 12’s glass court, with players and coaches from many teams complaining about the footing throughout the event.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
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Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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Interference from Starlink and other satellites has already become frustratingly routine for astronomers, hampering science as celestial objects are obscured, and the problem is only going to get worse.—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Americans were left to root for the same team that embarrassed them, and that team delivered.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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On Tuesday night, as the NFL world reeled with the Maxx Crosby news and the NBA was starry-eyed at Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game, the rest of us were watching Team Italy embarrass the good ol’ US of A with an 8-6 win in the World Baseball Classic.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Seferlis pleaded guilty to 17 counts of mailing threatening letters and eight counts of obstructing the exercise of religious beliefs, court documents show.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Jennings was charged obstructing a government operation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Stymie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stymie. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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