as in to injure
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
already impaired by a crack, the windshield shattered upon impact with the baseball
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Recent Examples of impair
Although Alzheimer’s disease impaired his capabilities at the end of his life, Rutberg remained loving and funny with a ready smile until his final days.
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
Investigators were attempting to determine if McDowell was intoxicated or impaired during the incident, Depue said.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
By better understanding how the AAC organizes vocal output in budgerigars, researchers hope to gain new insights into human speech disorders, such as aphasia and Parkinson’s disease, which can impair a person’s ability to produce language.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
However, as studies show that cannabis impairs driving, the users who have been surveyed in this report have shown little knowledge of state laws and regulations regarding driving impairment.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
Investigators were attempting to determine if McDowell was intoxicated or impaired during the incident, Depue said.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
By better understanding how the AAC organizes vocal output in budgerigars, researchers hope to gain new insights into human speech disorders, such as aphasia and Parkinson’s disease, which can impair a person’s ability to produce language.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
However, as studies show that cannabis impairs driving, the users who have been surveyed in this report have shown little knowledge of state laws and regulations regarding driving impairment.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impair
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Memorial at Florida State University after a fatal shooting killed two people and injured several others.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2025
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The spill killed 11 people and injured 17 others as 210 million gallons of crude oil were released into the Gulf of Mexico (recently renamed by the U.S. government as Gulf of America) for a total of 87 days.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Mineral extraction has damaging social consequences in developing countries, where the impoverished are often compelled to work in unsafe and unhygienic conditions.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Arson – To unlawfully and intentionally damage or attempt to damage any real or personal property of another person or entity by fire or incendiary device.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Apr. 2025
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His rookie season was marred by an uneven second half, which was hindered by hand and foot injuries.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Apr. 2025
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His final collegiate season was marred by a shoulder injury and insufficient QB play, but Loveland still led the Wolverines in receptions (56), receiving yards (582) and receiving TDs (five).—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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As more state legislation is passed that weakens or eliminates longstanding fire and life safety codes, the need for young workers who are trained and passionate about reversing these trends is high.—
Jim Pauley,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The pests set about sucking the sap from grape roots, slowly weakening them and opening wounds that invited disease.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Apr. 2025
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About six weeks ago, hackers crippled the computer systems of the TV and mobile phone provider Dish Network.—
Shira Ovide,
Washington Post,
4 Apr. 2023
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Oakland Mills Coach: Chris Brewington Last season: Class 2A state champion Outlook: Losing the talent Oakland Mills did from last year’s outdoor season would cripple most programs, but the Scorpions have reloaded.—
Anthony Maluso,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Mar. 2023
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Eleven people were killed and at least 20 more hurt in a , police said Sunday.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Self-righteousness shrouds our refusal to let hurt fade from recall.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The breach did not compromise Hertz’s internal systems directly but involved data that had been shared with the vendor as part of its operational workflow.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Department of Pesticide Regulation compromised, and each location is now shown within a 1-square mile area.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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The next mayor must understand that car supremacy cuts into public space, threatens public safety, and erodes the public’s quality of life — just ask the families of 121 pedestrians who were crushed to death by motor vehicles last year, mostly while trying to get from one curb to another.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
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Rising sea levels not only push back its shorelines, but the encroaching salt water also erodes the country’s limited farmland.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Impair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impair. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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