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
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?
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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
Buffalo absolutely stymied Mahomes on Sunday, forcing him into his worst game of the season.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
What’s stymied these efforts is politics.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Fear of lawsuits appears to have stymied efforts to install air-monitoring equipment in planes.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
Although stymied once again, the advocates are keen on making another attempt at the next legislative session.
—Andrew Quinio, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
He was called for unnecessary roughness and stymied the Steelers’ offense.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Williams, a bright and natural actor, is stymied by these emotional shifts; both she and Franco get lost trying to find their appropriate level.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
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
Buffalo absolutely stymied Mahomes on Sunday, forcing him into his worst game of the season.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
What’s stymied these efforts is politics.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Fear of lawsuits appears to have stymied efforts to install air-monitoring equipment in planes.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
Although stymied once again, the advocates are keen on making another attempt at the next legislative session.
—Andrew Quinio, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
He was called for unnecessary roughness and stymied the Steelers’ offense.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Williams, a bright and natural actor, is stymied by these emotional shifts; both she and Franco get lost trying to find their appropriate level.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 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
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But San Francisco’s star running back impeded Lake enough for Jones to make the throw.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, Simmons’ financial liabilities don’t seem to have impeded his movements.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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When pirating hindered the shipping of gold to Lisbon, Paraty pivoted to farming sugarcane (the basis of cachaça) and later became one of the earliest hubs for coffee growing in a country that is still the globe’s largest exporter of beans.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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At an October debate, Bowman tried to portray Pureval as soft on crime and alleged that unspecified initiatives from City Hall had hindered police from doing their jobs.—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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
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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 13 Nov. 2025.
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