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
While eager to renew their fleets with new, more fuel-efficient models, airlines are being stymied by the multitude of issues at Airbus rival Boeing.
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Jenni Reid, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
And some industry leaders decided the best way to stymie Gensler’s effort would be to throw their support behind Republicans.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Where many people may have been stymied by such adversity, Klein used it to create a model of transformation for business leaders.
—Janine MacLachlan, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The big picture: President Biden has steadily issued student debt relief for groups of borrowers, but his most ambitious efforts to deliver student loan forgiveness have been stymied by Republican legal challenges.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
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Jenni Reid, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
And some industry leaders decided the best way to stymie Gensler’s effort would be to throw their support behind Republicans.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Where many people may have been stymied by such adversity, Klein used it to create a model of transformation for business leaders.
—Janine MacLachlan, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The big picture: President Biden has steadily issued student debt relief for groups of borrowers, but his most ambitious efforts to deliver student loan forgiveness have been stymied by Republican legal challenges.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
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He was arrested in Savannah and is charged with felony counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, and obstruction of law enforcement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., said in a statement.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Garcia is able to stay on top of his horse but also impedes Borel and A.U. Miner.Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Brendan Carr, the GOP commissioner often tipped as Trump’s likely pick for a new FCC chair, frequently decries the current rules as addressing a threat—providers outright blocking an app or hindering its performance—that no longer exists while giving the commission too much power over providers.Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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Too many irrelevant messages act as sludge, hindering engagement.Harshit Jain, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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But it has not been shut down or hampered by government action even under Biden, and the new Trump administration likely also won’t take any action against it.CNN.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The massive pier project was hampered by unexpected bad weather and security issues, as well as persistent safety issues involving Israeli forces that prompted aid agencies to halt distribution of the supplies out of fear of being injured and killed.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Once again, get ready to avoid embarrassing the CFO.Martha Amram, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Bears lost in humiliating fashion on Sunday, but a player's behavior late in the game has embarrassed fans more than the actual loss. Driving the news: With the Bears one play away from victory, cornerback Tyrique Stevenson was caught taunting the D.C. crowd.Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
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About 571 were charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement agents or officers or obstructing those officers during a civil disorder, including approximately 164 defendants charged with using a deadly or dangerous weapon or causing serious bodily injury to an officer.Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Roads aren't expected to be slick, NWS of Louisville meteorologists predict, but the mix of snow and wind could obstruct visibility during afternoon commutes.Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Stymie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stymie. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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