- present tense form of impede (3rd person singular).
impedes
Example Sentences
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State and federal agencies don’t track data around vitamin K injection refusal or subsequent bleeding, which impedes their ability to quantify and track outcomes, including death.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
“Decoupling seller profit from buyer satisfaction impedes economic growth and slows innovation. Buyer surplus stagnates and inflation accelerates.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
Alexandra Saieh, Head of Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy, says the more obstacles in place, the further it impedes the ability to offer effective humanitarian assistance and causes "a catastrophic impact on people in Gaza."
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
It deploys natural and social scientific methods to understand what advances and what impedes human flourishing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
He sees only the images of the clouds, no branch but that which impedes him or offers cover to his stealthy approach.
From In New England Fields and Woods by Robinson, Rowland E. (Evans)
