as in destruction
the act of destroying or damaging something deliberately so that it does not work correctly
Angry workers were responsible for the sabotage of the machines. Officials have not yet ruled out sabotage as a possible cause of the crash.
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as in to thwart
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as in to destroy
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Recent Examples of sabotage
Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Senior executives reported on acts of sabotage and did little to save their own Jewish colleagues.
—Sarah Federman, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
William Pesek, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
DeSantis has hit back against Andrade, accusing him and other state House Republicans of sabotaging their own party during a press conference in Andrade’s district earlier this month.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In 2018, Cerberus also purchased the only major U.S. business specializing in undersea fiber optic cables that transmit the world’s data—key infrastructure in the digital age, theoretically susceptible to espionage and sabotage.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Senior executives reported on acts of sabotage and did little to save their own Jewish colleagues.
—Sarah Federman, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
Yet the ways in which Trump is sabotaging the dollar are making the Xi era great again.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
DeSantis has hit back against Andrade, accusing him and other state House Republicans of sabotaging their own party during a press conference in Andrade’s district earlier this month.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sabotage
Noun
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Despite trillions of dollars at stake, forest destruction—and the corporate role in driving it—is still widely treated as a peripheral issue.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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That's because full destruction of the Iranian program is impossible at this point.—
Faisal Kutty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
Verb
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The action aims to boost fossil fuel extraction across federal lands and waters — despite domestic oil and gas production being at record highs — while simultaneously working to thwart renewable energy projects.—
Chris D'Angelo,
Vox,
2 May 2025
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After all, her deliberate burning of her sibling’s vast personal correspondence — only 160 of her approximately 3,000 letters are still intact — largely thwarted any attempt to further understand the famously elusive author.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
2 May 2025
Verb
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To allow these courts to be destroyed to make pickleball courts is just wrong.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2025
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How choice destroyed the milk industry But milk’s bursts in popularity have been conspicuously conditional, ebbing and flowing with the economy and government support.—
HubSpot,
HubSpot,
2 May 2025
Verb
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Restaurateur Tasha Cyril is sometimes frustrated by the popularity of the turkey wings at her scene-centric Buckhead bar and lounge.—
Mike Jordan,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 May 2025
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Soon after, news broke that midfield star Gio Reyna — whose lack of utilization was a common talking point during the team’s run — had frustrated his teammates with a lack of effort in training before the opening match against Wales.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
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Sonos is very, very sorry for ruining your speaker system.—
Boone Ashworth,
Wired News,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Dog Man must then foil the evil plans of his enemy, Petey, an orange cat (voiced by Pete Davidson), who clones himself in an effort to create a criminal sidekick but ends up with a curious kitten, Li’l Petey (Lucas Hopkins Calderon) instead.—
Danielle Directo-Meston,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2025
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Wharton learns of Mayday's plans to massacre the commanders, leading him to shutter Jezebel's and foil the rebellion's attack.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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That predecessor was wrecked May 9, 1980, when a freighter, lost in the vicious storm, broadsided the southbound span of the twin bridge and knocked down a 1,260-foot section of roadway.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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However, according to the World Bank, the economy was already the best before Trump’s economic policies wrecked it.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
6 May 2025
Verb
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The officers did not show their badges until after she was restrained, the video shows.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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While the Trump administration insists its actions are necessary for national security, legal challenges have underscored the power of the judiciary to scrutinize and potentially restrain executive immigration policy.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Sabotage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sabotage. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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