stymied

verb

Definition of stymiednext
past tense of stymie
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 Utah's legislature was repeatedly stymied by state judges this year, prompting Republican lawmakers to begin considering judicial reforms. — Erin Alberty, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024 The group was stymied by this new development. — Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024 In Marshon Lattimore’s debut, Washington’s defense stymied the New Orleans attack in all ways possible, helping to create an overall dominant time-of-possession advantage. — Ben Standig, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024

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