as in hampered
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 stymied
Sable’s shares fell 61% in 2025 as its years long effort to restart oil production at a cluster of rigs off the coast of California was stymied by local and state-level opposition.
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Bloomberg, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
Initially stymied by the pandemic in 2020, it was revived two years later and there had been nothing in the country like it.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Nearly a quarter-century after rap star Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC was shot to death, a man admitted in court Monday to a role in a killing that stymied investigators for decades.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
South Africa’s earlier attempt to scale up nuclear power was also stymied because of growing concerns over corruption.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
But Reynolds’ most ambitious initiatives were stymied by an alliance between Democrats and Republicans in Congress and the administration itself.
—Ronald Brownstein, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
The Barracuda went 0-for-3 on the power play and were largely stymied by Silver Knights goalie Carl Lindbom, who finished with 26 saves.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
In the third, Vasilevskiy stymied Cole Caufield and Josh Anderson on breakaways.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Disney‘s run to its first Super Bowl touchdown in 20 years is in danger of being stymied by some serious defense.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
Bloomberg, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
Initially stymied by the pandemic in 2020, it was revived two years later and there had been nothing in the country like it.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Nearly a quarter-century after rap star Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC was shot to death, a man admitted in court Monday to a role in a killing that stymied investigators for decades.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
South Africa’s earlier attempt to scale up nuclear power was also stymied because of growing concerns over corruption.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
But Reynolds’ most ambitious initiatives were stymied by an alliance between Democrats and Republicans in Congress and the administration itself.
—Ronald Brownstein, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
The Barracuda went 0-for-3 on the power play and were largely stymied by Silver Knights goalie Carl Lindbom, who finished with 26 saves.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
In the third, Vasilevskiy stymied Cole Caufield and Josh Anderson on breakaways.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Disney‘s run to its first Super Bowl touchdown in 20 years is in danger of being stymied by some serious defense.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stymied
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The court issued a ruling that limits consideration of race in drawing voting maps — potentially a boon for Republicans, who have been hampered by the civil rights law in their attempt to redraw maps in Louisiana, Alabama and other states.—
Matthew Choi,
Washington Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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Connor McDavid looked ordinary at best, clearly hampered by his injury.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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This shall not be impeded by the cessation of hostilities.—
Yarden Segev,
NBC news,
16 Apr. 2026
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Robert Brulle, a visiting professor at Brown University who studies fossil fuel lobbying, said ExxonMobil led efforts to discredit climate science that successfully impeded government intervention.—
Alex Kuffner,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Nearly 9 in 10 workers said burnout has hindered their productivity.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Rams boss Les Snead and Chiefs leadership tandem Andy Reid and Brett Veach don’t seem hindered by obstacles either, despite later draft slots and paying future Hall of Fame quarterbacks.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Fitzpatrick and Team Europe embarrassed Team USA at Bethpage Black in the Fall.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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The transparency issue also became important after the board embarrassed itself by quietly boosting board members’ pay by 25% — with Foley being the only member opposed.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Prosecutors claim Tucker-Fleischfresser did not ensure that the resident received the prescribed insulin and obstructed the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs investigation.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2026
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The lawsuit claims that during Pope’s investigation, assistant city manager Charlie Dissell and City Attorney Holly Dodge actively obstructed and hindered him from obtaining polygraph exams that had been approved.—
Ben Wheeler
April 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Stymied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stymied. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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