- present tense form of impede (3rd person singular).
impedes
Example Sentences
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“Decoupling seller profit from buyer satisfaction impedes economic growth and slows innovation. Buyer surplus stagnates and inflation accelerates.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
Arctic ice impedes airborne submarine detection that works in other oceans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
Earlier this month, Martin sparked concern with a letter to Musk promising to “pursue any and all legal action against anyone who impedes your work or threatens your people.”
From Salon • Feb. 21, 2025
The “culture of fear” instilled at several agencies led to “self-censorship among scientists and otherwise impedes their ability to work effectively or speak on important scientific issues,” UCS found.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2025
In the grassy glades that encircle the snowy pile of Adams no vexatious undergrowth impedes the gallop of our fleet cayuse pony or obscures our vision.
From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by Lyman, William Denison
