: a large basket usually with a cover for packing, storing, or transporting articles (such as food or laundry)
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Verb
The project was hampered by budget restraints.
Construction is hampering traffic on the highway.
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
However, the two-time WNBA MVP looked hampered by the injury, scoring just six points in 20 minutes on the court.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Topography will continue to drive spread and directional influence, while steep, inaccessible terrain hampers suppression efforts.
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Verb
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.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
However, the two-time WNBA MVP looked hampered by the injury, scoring just six points in 20 minutes on the court.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
The picture of them sleeping together in the laundry hamper is just one snapshot of their relationship.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Topography will continue to drive spread and directional influence, while steep, inaccessible terrain hampers suppression efforts.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Hamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hamper. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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