as in hinders
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
fallen branches hampered the hikers as they made their way along the narrow path
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Verb
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Let go of whatever impedes your progress and growth.—
Georgia Nicols,
The Denver Post,
2 Mar. 2025 -
However, any individual who impedes law enforcement operations, potentially threatening the safety of law enforcement agents and subjects of their investigations, is subject to investigation and potential prosecution by the Department of Justice.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In 592 snaps, Smith committed six penalties and allowed five sacks in 10 games.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
24 Dec. 2024
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As a team, the Panthers have gone from 30th in the league in sacks in the first nine games without Wonnum to a top-5 sacks group with him.—
Joseph Person,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Those customers put their waste in black, blue and green bins, which are emptied by city workers once a week.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Bauer said city officials are choosing to keep the plan for weekly pickup of blue recycling bins based on concerns that the end of free service will prompt some households with two blue bins to go down to one to save money.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Forest Park asks residents to place the trees on the grass by the curb on the south side of the park's parking lot and to point the trunks toward the parking lot curb and the top of the tree pointing toward West Kemper Road.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
23 Dec. 2024
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To do something fun, wear my old trunks, get the old music to play, come out there, and kick somebody in the face?—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Instead of lethality, our military is focused on checking race/gender boxes.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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This formula by La Roche-Posay ticks all of those boxes and then some.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The bombs were made of galvanized pipe with end caps and were taped inside two coolers, the officials said.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
3 Jan. 2025
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Jabbar had planted two IEDs, hidden in coolers, both of which were found and neutralized by authorities, the FBI said in a briefing Thursday.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2025
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