as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
tough going for the burros on the canyon trail, even without the added impediment of heavy loads
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Recent Examples of impediment
Just 49 percent of US consumers listed range as an impediment, with 46 percent indicating charging times and 44 percent listing price.
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Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
State support is not the only impediment to starting a PACE program.
—Sara Zeff Geber, Phd, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Viewing the financial situation as an energizing challenge rather than an impediment was an important place to start.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Neither of these issues have been an impediment to the growth of these assets.
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
State support is not the only impediment to starting a PACE program.
—Sara Zeff Geber, Phd, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Viewing the financial situation as an energizing challenge rather than an impediment was an important place to start.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Neither of these issues have been an impediment to the growth of these assets.
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for impediment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impediment
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Discrediting the science As the industry’s recruitment of spokespeople aimed to stem the tide of local gas bans, SoCalGas faced another obstacle: Mounting research that revealed the harmful health effects of gas stoves.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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Their change of heart reflects the inconvenient practical obstacles to suddenly cutting off access to a popular platform.—
Johanna Costigan,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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An administration in the future could resurrect the rule and avoid some of the procedural hurdles.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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Several parties are in contention even as potential buyers face a litany of legal hurdles and barriers.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2025
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The office handed over Yoon’s case to the Seoul prosecutors’ office on Friday and asked it to indict him on charges of rebellion, abuse of power and obstruction of the National Assembly.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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Microplastics in the bloodstream can induce cerebral thrombosis by causing cell obstruction and lead to neurobehavioral abnormalities, Science Advances, 11(4).—
Hatty Willmoth,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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The embarrassment of midfield riches could, for some, soften the blow of using Ampadu as Struijk’s long-term stand-in.—
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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But on the way out, there was one final embarrassment: a $60 million fine by the NFL against the old owner following the release of an independent investigation, which found workplace misconduct and financial improprieties while Snyder owned the team.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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While corporate America has long celebrated shattering the glass ceiling, a more pervasive barrier continues to hold women back from reaching leadership positions — the broken rung.—
Kara Dennison, SPHR, CPRW, EC,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Only two people survived after the 15-year-old 737-800 Boeing plane run by Jeju Air skidded across the landing strip without landing gear and crashed into a concrete barrier containing antennas, bursting into flames.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Impediment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impediment. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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