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impeded

[im-pee-did] / ɪmˈpi dɪd /
ADJECTIVE
prevented
Synonyms




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The ban has also impeded academic researchers who often have to travel to other states for their work.

From Seattle Times

The county has impeded the community’s growth for many decades, they said.

From Los Angeles Times

As some other members of the Washington establishment also contend, Frum worries that the hangover of the Iraq War has harmfully impeded and undercut effective U.S. policy in the years since.

From Washington Post

Unified that the union claims have impeded its leadership and members from engaging in lawful union-related activity.

From Los Angeles Times

He has made it clear that he would not hesitate to step down someday if his mental or physical health impeded him from leading the 1.3 billion-member Church.

From Reuters