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
The Department of Homeland Security announced the termination of TPS designation for immigrants from multiple countries, including Honduras, Nepal and South Sudan, though federal judges have stymied many of those efforts.
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Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
Junior point guard Travis Brown led the way for the Blackhawks (14-10), scoring a game-high 27 points to go with four assists and three steals to stymie Ridgewood (9-11).
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold threw for 346 yards and three touchdowns, while the defense stymied the Rams in the final moments.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Old Toiletries Don't let nearly empty bottles of perfume, lotion, and foundation stymie you in the mornings.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
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Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
Junior point guard Travis Brown led the way for the Blackhawks (14-10), scoring a game-high 27 points to go with four assists and three steals to stymie Ridgewood (9-11).
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold threw for 346 yards and three touchdowns, while the defense stymied the Rams in the final moments.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Old Toiletries Don't let nearly empty bottles of perfume, lotion, and foundation stymie you in the mornings.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stymie
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In court Friday, the judge agreed to allow Parente to release surveillance camera footage compiled by investigators in an attempt to prove Martinez was part of a larger coalition of resistors who were attempting to impede immigration agents during Midway Blitz.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Homan says in the past month, 158 people have been arrested for impeding or assaulting federal officers, with 85 cases already accepted for prosecution.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Efforts to pass broader AI regulations have failed in recent years, as lawmakers worried that too much regulation could hinder the state’s burgeoning innovation efforts and scare companies away the state.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
6 Feb. 2026
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Whereas Apollo space suits were akin to wearing an inflated balloon that greatly hindered motion, the AxEMU is designed with flexible joints that give astronauts mobility to kneel, jog or even do the splits.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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Such giants have been hampered by worries that their stock prices shot too high and became too expensive following their years-long dominance of the market.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Speaking outside the downtown Los Angeles courthouse, Lemon said his arrest would not hamper his work in the press.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2026
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Go ahead and embarrass our community with the name change.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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And then Thaddeus’s arm falls off, embarrassing his companions.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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The kangaroo was reportedly obstructing highway traffic in Nelson County, Virginia.—
Martin Weil,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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David Schenker, senior fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, testified that while Hezbollah has been weakened militarily, the pace of disarmament remains slow and obstructed.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Stymie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stymie. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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