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
And that’s been enough to help the higher education lobby long stymie calls for reform.
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Frederick Hess, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the many doctors and nurses who joined the medical profession hoping to do meaningful work are stymied; bias that is baked into the US healthcare system makes even individual attempts to do good within it a constant fight.
—Lena Dunham, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
Several Democrats who have sought to advance women’s health research in their time in Congress expressed concern that a second Trump term would stymie the headway being made on the issue, however.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Plans were stymied, alas, but thank goodness for rain!
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Frederick Hess, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the many doctors and nurses who joined the medical profession hoping to do meaningful work are stymied; bias that is baked into the US healthcare system makes even individual attempts to do good within it a constant fight.
—Lena Dunham, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
Several Democrats who have sought to advance women’s health research in their time in Congress expressed concern that a second Trump term would stymie the headway being made on the issue, however.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Plans were stymied, alas, but thank goodness for rain!
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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He was arrested in Savannah and is charged with felony counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, and obstruction of law enforcement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., said in a statement.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Prosecutors were accusing Bundy of possessing firearms in a federal facility and of conspiring to impede federal officers.Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Brendan Carr, the GOP commissioner often tipped as Trump’s likely pick for a new FCC chair, frequently decries the current rules as addressing a threat—providers outright blocking an app or hindering its performance—that no longer exists while giving the commission too much power over providers.Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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Too many irrelevant messages act as sludge, hindering engagement.Harshit Jain, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Production was also hampered during the writers’ and actors’ strikes last year, further delaying Season 3.Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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Officials aim to finalize the agreement by 2026, but disputes over binding commitments have hampered talks.Amir Daftari, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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A number of studies have concluded that time on platforms like TikTok can lead to anxiety, depression and low self-esteem as kids get harassed or embarrassed online and compare their lives with the polished and carefully curated narratives crafted by others.Leslie Katz, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The flashback also goes to establish a new-to-us enemy, Detective Bishop, played by Mindhunter’s Holt McCallany, whom Haller embarrasses during a pivotal cross examination.Carita Rizzo, TVLine, 17 Oct. 2024
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About 571 were charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement agents or officers or obstructing those officers during a civil disorder, including approximately 164 defendants charged with using a deadly or dangerous weapon or causing serious bodily injury to an officer.Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Roads aren't expected to be slick, NWS of Louisville meteorologists predict, but the mix of snow and wind could obstruct visibility during afternoon commutes.Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Stymie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stymie. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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