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as in hampered
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
we were hobbled by the snowstorm from getting out to do some Christmas shopping
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as in limped
to walk while favoring one leg
I hobbled home with a twisted ankle
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as in feeble
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Recent Examples of hobbled
Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Without such infrastructure, stablecoins risk being hobbled by operational gaps rather than technological limits.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
His damning testimony proved controversial, but the system was hobbled by problematic legal tactics and a lack of scientific knowledge.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Rushing hobbled around on crutches.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
While appearing radical at the time, the revamping of scientific boards to include more industry representatives, the undoing of power plant rules and the lessening of enforcement hobbled but did not completely undo the agency.
—Barbara Kates-Garnick, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
Evergrande is unlikely to be the last to meet such a fate as the sector, which was hit by an unprecedented debt crisis in 2021, continues to be hobbled by a liquidity squeeze and a lack of homebuyer demand, analysts have said.
—Reuters, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
His Administration killed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, hobbled the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts, and cut federal funding to thousands of state and local programs that support arts and music education for children.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Star Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk has reportedly undergone surgery to tend to injuries that hobbled him late last season and will miss the start of the 2025-26 season as a result.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
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And Canada had much stricter quarantining and social-distancing guidelines, which resulted in hobbled attendance and many stars opting to skip TIFF all together.
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Retaliatory tariffs from China as a result of the trade war has also hobbled soybean farmers, who previously relied on China for more than 20% of its soybean exports.
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International responses have been further hampered by an uptick in global crises, which ISIS has used to further drive division and recruit among disaffected populations in nearly every corner of the globe.—
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However, the two-time WNBA MVP looked hampered by the injury, scoring just six points in 20 minutes on the court.—
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Following a play where he was shown suffering a non-contact injury, the star receiver limped to the locker room.—
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The early versions often limped along, trading hands at discounts before being demolished or radically reconfigured.—
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Without electrification, Simpliciano said, renewable targets run the risk of being feeble and ineffective, with brands potentially turning to biomass and other problematic substitutions as stopgap measures.—
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This politicization of what should be an economic solution again highlights California’s feeble legislative ability.—
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Another lottery pick, Leo Carlsson, twice impeded Utah’s progress up the ice.—
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The implementation of the SCORE Act could be impeded by other types of legal challenges.—
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Another key distinction was that the Cowboys' defense didn't sack Williams, something that hindered him in the Bears' first two losses to the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions.—
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However, the ephemeral nature of trends has hindered people from finding ways to heal their skin and hair in the most natural ways possible.—
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Tax law experts note that those who could struggle with the shift away from paper checks to direct deposit include taxpayers without bank accounts and those who are elderly or disabled.—
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Inadequate provision for disabled fans.—
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The team that embarrassed the Rams at SoFi Stadium in November.—
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The Jets were embarrassed by the Bills, but there is still plenty of season left for the team to get back on track.—
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In September, late night TV turns 71, ancient by television standards and, until recently, not infirm — one of American pop culture’s most durable inventions and exports.—
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Many of those deaths are of infirm inmates who were transferred to the state’s prison hospital in Raleigh for care and died there, records show.—
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“Hobbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobbled. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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