- present tense form of impede (3rd person singular).
impedes
Example Sentences
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“Decoupling seller profit from buyer satisfaction impedes economic growth and slows innovation. Buyer surplus stagnates and inflation accelerates.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
Arctic ice impedes airborne submarine detection that works in other oceans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
This is partly due to the leaderless nature of these demonstrations, which on the one hand helps protesters evade clampdowns - but also impedes long-term decision-making.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025
It directly impedes the accurate compilation of labor data, a charge mandated by the Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933, as well as by the Fair Labor Standards Act.
From Salon • Aug. 6, 2025
In the grassy glades that encircle the snowy pile of Adams no vexatious undergrowth impedes the gallop of our fleet cayuse pony or obscures our vision.
From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by Lyman, William Denison
