as in hampered
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 stymied
The Dolphins, with a lot of backups on the field, put together an impressive 12-play, 57-yard drive before getting stymied in the red zone and turning the ball over on downs with an incompletion into the end zone on fourth-and-1 from the Patriots’ 8-yard line.
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Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
Cole was arrested by federal authorities earlier last month following a massive probe that had stymied investigators for almost five years.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2026
The nickel cornerback stymied Ohio State’s first true scoring chance by jumping Brandon Inniss’ route, intercepting a Sayin pass and returning it 72 yards for a touchdown to put Miami up 14-0.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
That’s important because even as bacteria have become more resistant to common antibiotics, antibiotic drug development has been stymied by scientific and commercial challenges.
—Matthew Herper, STAT, 31 Dec. 2025
But Memphis was stymied by 11 turnovers, which offset the Grizzlies connecting on nine of their 17 3-pointers.
—CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
An early investigation by the Minnesota Department of Education into alleged fraud by Feeding Our Future was stymied in part by a lawsuit filed by the organization and its founder, Aimee Bock — who is not Somali — alleging the investigation was discriminatory.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
Or will his second bid in three years to become the first Spanish-language artist in Grammy history to win Album of the Year honors – just one week before the Super Bowl – be stymied by one of his fellow contenders in the same category?
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
The former mayor slightly raised taxes on the wealthy to fund outlandish communist programs like … pre-K, but was stymied by Albany in his more ambitious efforts.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
Cole was arrested by federal authorities earlier last month following a massive probe that had stymied investigators for almost five years.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2026
The nickel cornerback stymied Ohio State’s first true scoring chance by jumping Brandon Inniss’ route, intercepting a Sayin pass and returning it 72 yards for a touchdown to put Miami up 14-0.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
That’s important because even as bacteria have become more resistant to common antibiotics, antibiotic drug development has been stymied by scientific and commercial challenges.
—Matthew Herper, STAT, 31 Dec. 2025
But Memphis was stymied by 11 turnovers, which offset the Grizzlies connecting on nine of their 17 3-pointers.
—CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
An early investigation by the Minnesota Department of Education into alleged fraud by Feeding Our Future was stymied in part by a lawsuit filed by the organization and its founder, Aimee Bock — who is not Somali — alleging the investigation was discriminatory.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
Or will his second bid in three years to become the first Spanish-language artist in Grammy history to win Album of the Year honors – just one week before the Super Bowl – be stymied by one of his fellow contenders in the same category?
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
The former mayor slightly raised taxes on the wealthy to fund outlandish communist programs like … pre-K, but was stymied by Albany in his more ambitious efforts.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stymied
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This isn’t the first time injuries have hampered Norfleet.—
Chase Gemes,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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All of these issues combined have left Target with a workforce that has grown faster than sales and a complex corporate structure that has hampered decision-making and created needless red tape.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Annie Palmer,Frank Holland,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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As a result, the water vapor in that impeded breath condenses on the surface of your immediately-adjacent prescription glasses, sunglasses or ski goggles.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Jan. 2026
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Adding palbociclib, however, blocked this adaptation and impeded the cancer cells’ ability to survive.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
31 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Historically, the water’s purity was singular, giving life to a watershed that flourished because of a unique paucity of nutrients, a situation that hindered the pursuit of any single species that would dominate the rest.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Normally, scent voices are mere whispers compared to the screams and angry shouts of humans, but in that section, certain sensitive plant species shrieked incessantly because of their proximity to plants that hindered their growth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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French authorities have arrested several suspects after a frantic manhunt for the men who staged a spectacular daytime heist at the Louvre museum that gripped the world and embarrassed the government in Paris.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Revolution provided a brief scare through a 59th-minute goal from Dor Turgeman, who embarrassed a defender before curling home a spectacular effort, but Inter Miami broke the tie almost immediately after the strike that made the score 2-1.—
Franco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Sebastian was intubated because the swelling from the burns obstructed his airway, reducing his ability to breathe normally, Reynoso added.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
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But the house, originally built in the 1960s, felt clunky thanks to a massive fireplace that obstructed views and odd layouts with far too many twists and turns.—
Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar,
Architectural Digest,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Stymied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stymied. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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