as in to impede
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
the raging blizzard stymied the rescuers' attempts to find the stranded mountain climbers
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Recent Examples of stymie
Though the macro economy has shown solid growth through 2024, consumers remain stymied by price increases that spurred a cumulative increase in the consumer price index inflation gauge of more than 20% under President Joe Biden.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
The move is one of the Biden administration’s last large-scale efforts to stymie China’s ability to access and produce chips that can help advance artificial intelligence for military applications, or otherwise threaten U.S. national security.
—Reuters, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
His first administration’s agenda was stymied by the courts, but while in office was able to appoint hundreds of judges who will more than likely not stand in the way of his policies the second time around.
—Jim Barach, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024
More holding penalties, on George Odum and Nick McCloud, stymied two punt returns by Ricky Pearsall, who made a clean debut in that role while Jacob Cowing (concussion) was out.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
The move is one of the Biden administration’s last large-scale efforts to stymie China’s ability to access and produce chips that can help advance artificial intelligence for military applications, or otherwise threaten U.S. national security.
—Reuters, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
His first administration’s agenda was stymied by the courts, but while in office was able to appoint hundreds of judges who will more than likely not stand in the way of his policies the second time around.
—Jim Barach, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024
More holding penalties, on George Odum and Nick McCloud, stymied two punt returns by Ricky Pearsall, who made a clean debut in that role while Jacob Cowing (concussion) was out.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stymie
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Sauer had argued that the continuation of the case, which is currently on appeal, will impede the Republican from carrying out his presidential duties.Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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These hydroelectric dams also impeded fish migration for nearly a century.Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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First, the cyclical economic impact of high interest rates and restrictive monetary policy has hindered investment, and by extension, growth and hiring.Chris Westfall, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Related article An owl’s ‘shocking’ color should hinder hunting.Julianna Bragg, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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For years, Kazakhstan has worked with Jewish groups to repeal Cold War-era legislation hampering trade with the United States.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Shacks and buildings were left completely destroyed when the cyclone struck the nation hampered by poverty.Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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If two people actually did this on a real-life New Year’s Eve TV show today, the clip would immediately go viral and everyone would be making fun of them on social media with snarky commentary and embarrassing GIFs and a hashtag: #newyearscrazydance.Bob Sassone, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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And then, on this trip in the last several days, living in the shadow of this larger-than-life character and feeling constantly put upon and shamed by him and embarrassed by him.Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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Thomas Parenteau, 60, of Hilliard, was a Columbus-area homebuilder convicted in 2011 on 11 of 13 charges of bank and wire fraud, tax conspiracy, money laundering, conspiracy to obstruct justice and witness tampering.Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 13 Dec. 2024
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The runaway dad was arrested and charged with obstructing an officer, a misdemeanor.KC Baker, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Stymie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stymie. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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