Thesaurus / hindrance
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Even though Alaska’s small population and great distance are hindrances to purchasing, she said, the state has been able to stockpile most of the equipment it needs for the hospitals it supplies.
SMALLEST HEALTH PROVIDERS FACE BIGGEST PROBLEM FINDING PROTECTIVE GEAR AMID CORONAVIRUS SURGEAMY GOLDSTEINNOVEMBER 22, 2020WASHINGTON POSTNikic’s journey to an unprecedented feat began with a father who did not want his son’s condition to be a hindrance.
TRAILBLAZING TRIATHLETE ISN’T LETTING DOWN SYNDROME PREVENT HIM FROM BECOMING AN IRONMANDES BIELERNOVEMBER 10, 2020WASHINGTON POSTDepending on the perspective, Fisker’s history is either an advantage or a hindrance when lined up against other EV companies.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE STARTUP FISKER INC. SHARES JUMP 7% ON STOCK MARKET DEBUTDZANEMORRISOCTOBER 30, 2020FORTUNEBlackness, queerness, womanhood, othering, and their intersections, are not hindrances in Rihanna’s world, but rather facets to be proud of.
THE INCLUSIVITY OF SAVAGE X FENTY’S FASHION SHOW WAS A GAME CHANGERNANDI HOWARDOCTOBER 7, 2020ESSENCE.COMTo no one’s surprise, the committee said the current 2G speed doesn’t “pose any hindrance to Covid-19 control measures.”
HOW INDIA BECAME THE WORLD’S LEADER IN INTERNET SHUTDOWNSKATIE MCLEANAUGUST 19, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWThis was a crude arrangement and often proved more of a hindrance than of a help to the player.
THE RECENT REVOLUTION IN ORGAN BUILDINGGEORGE LAING MILLERThe memories of the night before came to me without shadow or hindrance, escorted gaily by the hopes of the night to come.
CAMILLE (LA DAME AUX CAMILIAS)ALEXANDRE DUMAS, FILSThese are not only useless to man, but when he lies upon his back they are an actual hindrance to the free flow of the blood.
MAN AND HIS ANCESTORCHARLES MORRISAbout this date, another cause, in addition to the quieta non movere principle, interfered to the hindrance of any such proposals.
THE ENGLISH CHURCH IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURYCHARLES J. ABBEY AND JOHN H. OVERTONThese presented no serious hindrance to our attaining high speed, for we could tell just where to expect them.
FAMOUS ADVENTURES AND PRISON ESCAPES OF THE CIVIL WARVARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO HINDRANCE
- battle
- blocking
- check
- combat
- contention
- counteraction
- cover
- defiance
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- fight
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- intransigence
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- screen
- shield
- stand
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- support
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- watch
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- cover
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- intransigence
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- instruction
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- limit
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- order
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- rope
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- weight
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- filibuster
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- interval
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- problem
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- suspension
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- tie up
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- about-faces
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- misfortunes
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- regress
- regressions
- reversal of fortunes
- reversals
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- slowdowns
- stumbling blocks
- troubles
- upsets
- whole new ballgames
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