interferences

noun

plural of interference
as in obstacles
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 interferences One of the pass interferences occurred on a third down and kept a drive alive while the other two came on the same drive. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026 Joe Hendry also secured a non-title victory over Dominik Mysterio amidst various interferences. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 From there, researchers could winnow down their suspects to a couple million signals, then rank them by likelihood of ET origin after accounting for radio frequency interferences from sources like orbital satellites, TV broadcasts, and even kitchen microwaves. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026 Our screw thread test was also a success, with gentle to moderate finger pressure required to screw the metric stainless steel screws in from 8mm to 3mm without any issues or noticeable interferences. — PC Magazine, 22 Nov. 2025 In addition to northern light displays, such activity can also create minor technological disturbances including GPS satellite disruptions, radio signal interferences and power grid interruptions . — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025 On a journey through the highs and lows of their relationship, Ángela and Antonio struggle against the passing of time, the interferences of desire and the idealisation of love. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interferences
  1. obstacles
  2. hurdles
  3. obstructions
  4. embarrassments
  5. barriers
Noun
  • For many commercial fleets, access to fueling has remained one of the biggest obstacles to adopting natural gas vehicles.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • If the organization is behind on its goals, the CEO may need to take a more active role in key initiatives to help remove obstacles and encourage progress.
    — John Abusaid, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of obstacles
Noun
  • For 35 years, the mobile clinic has been going into Boston's underserved communities to bring free health screenings and medical advice to people who may have numerous hurdles to find it.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • For some districts like Kalangala — a PURPOSE 1 trial site that wasn't included in the country's initial rollout — the oral route remains but long-standing hurdles persist.
    — Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of hurdles
Noun
  • State justice officials also claimed that Menlo Park forced the developers to pay the city attorney’s legal bills in supporting the municipality’s obstructions against the project.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The tip of a needle can also be helpful for clearing obstructions in the filter.
    — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2026
Definition of obstructions
Noun
  • Sitting around a table in the soundstage where the pilot for I Love Lucy was filmed, the six of them tailored the roles to the actors and infused the script with arguments, embarrassments, and confessions from their own relationships.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 26 June 2026
  • The order to whitewash America’s historic sites of anything less than rosy about the nation’s past has led to some predictable embarrassments.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Definition of embarrassments
Noun
  • Among the ideas are additional bike lanes and barriers to create a buffer between bicycles and cars.
    — James Taylor, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Tombo Banda, managing director of CrossBoundary Energy, said Chinese factories are producing more vehicle s than the domestic market can absorb while exports face mounting barriers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of barriers

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