as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
without the interference of the rain, we could have made good time on that road trip
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Recent Examples of interference
His studio is managed by Tina Fiske, an art historian who runs gentle interference for him.
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
With a stark disparity between Melania‘s critic and audience scores, Rotten Tomatoes is denying any bot interference.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026
Look for Maye to try some deep shots down the sideline to Kayshon Boutte against outside corner Josh Jobe, who’s drawn several pass interference penalties.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
But officials are preparing for legal battles in the coming months, and say the courts will need to hold the line on federal interference.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
With a stark disparity between Melania‘s critic and audience scores, Rotten Tomatoes is denying any bot interference.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026
Look for Maye to try some deep shots down the sideline to Kayshon Boutte against outside corner Josh Jobe, who’s drawn several pass interference penalties.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
But officials are preparing for legal battles in the coming months, and say the courts will need to hold the line on federal interference.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interference
Noun
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The deadly mass shooting at a school in British Columbia came as Canadian authorities face significant obstacles in rolling out a nationwide firearms buyback that is mired in practical and logistical complications.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Over the next 10 years, the Goo Goo Dolls would follow a trajectory of seemingly insurmountable obstacles and increasingly unlikely triumphs that more closely resembles a fictional underdog team from a Disney movie than a rock band.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Guevara and two colleagues, then-detectives Michael Mason and Ernest Halvorson, then orchestrated a frame-up by coercing one witness to identify Rios by beating him with a phone book and flashlight, and another by threatening to charge him with obstruction, according to the plaintiffs’ allegations.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors say a civilian and a military reservist have been indicted for bribery and obstruction of justice, with an undisclosed number of others also arrested for placing Polymarket wagers based on classified information, according to a statement released Thursday by officials in Tel Aviv.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
12 Feb. 2026
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Stier / Getty Images Earlier today in the men’s figure skating final, fellow American Maxim Naumov had to skate through a different kind of mental hurdle.—
The Sports Desk,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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In 2026, residents of Mathews, Mint Hill and Pineville face several specific barriers to health care access ranging from escalating costs to significant geographic and logistical hurdles.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Well, there was a great deal left in me, in an agony of embarrassment looking around for that hole on the floor to crawl into.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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But anomaly detection may have prevented embarrassments like the one at OPERA.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Feb. 2026
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In Japan, tourists flocking to a small town at the base of Mount Fuji to re-create a viral photo caused so many issues that the local government temporarily resorted to erecting a black fabric barrier to block the famous view.—
Trista Kurniawan,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Smith pointed to economic barriers, limited disposable income among buyers and the difficulty of maintaining gallery spaces.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Interference.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interference. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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