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to prevent from achieving a goal
- finally checkmated the billionaire in his attempt to take over the movie studio
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nounSynonyms & Antonyms of checkmate (Entry 2 of 2)
as in thwarting, foiling
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“Checkmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checkmate. Accessed 24 Sep. 2022.
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The first known use of checkmate was in the 14th century
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