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adjective

Definition of foilingnext
as in thwarting

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foiling

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noun

as in deterrence

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foiling

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verb

present participle of foil
as in frustrating
to prevent from achieving a goal in popular fiction the hero will always foil the villain's plans

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foiling
  1. baffling
  2. deterrence
  3. frustrating
  4. neutralization
  5. crossing
  6. checkmate
  7. preventing
  8. stopping
Adjective
  • Even by the standards of long-shot campaigns, this one has made some baffling missteps.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • My friend Bud, who lives around the corner from me in Florida half the year and in his North Carolina cabin the other half, recently texted me with a baffling problem.
    Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of baffling
Noun
  • One league source wouldn’t put the Bears anywhere near the same level of deterrence as the New York Jets, whose owner, Woody Johnson, has a reputation for being impulsive and volatile.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2024
  • That undermines deterrence, invites aggression, and increases the chances ...
    Mark Montgomery, National Review, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of deterrence
Adjective
  • Similarly, in frustrating circumstances, finding gratitude might involve acknowledging the resilience developed through adversity.
    Chris Westfall, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Californians traveling for Thanksgiving will likely face frustrating crowds and congestion More than 6 million Californians are expected to hit the road for the holiday, a 2.8% increase from the 2023.
    Karim Doumar, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of frustrating
Noun
  • Twenty-three years later, Uvalde proved that the priority must still be placed upon neutralization, regardless of equipment, armor and personnel training.
    Ryan Maxin, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Specialist incident response providers can also assist in areas beyond the immediate neutralization of the attack, such as root cause analysis, to identify how the adversaries compromised your organization.
    Robert Harrison, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of neutralization
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the Fort Erie crossing via Buffalo is about 130 miles from the Ohio-Pennsylvania border at Interstate 90.
    Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Katz and Dermer claimed the UN's inability to send enough trucks to the crossings is to blame for the missed goal, but said Netanyahu has ordered the IDF to get to 350 trucks as soon as possible.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of crossing
Noun
  • When the Los Angeles Lakers assigned Danny Green to defend Porziņģis in a 2019 matchup, the man in charge of the Dallas Mavericks’ advanced analytics, Bob Voulgaris, recognized his team staring at a likely checkmate.
    Jay King, The Athletic, 10 Apr. 2024
  • So the Olympics, okay, that’s checkmate, that’s the moment an athlete dreams about.
    Simmone Shah, TIME, 3 Aug. 2024
Definition of checkmate
Verb
  • Some studies suggest that biotin may be helpful for stimulating hair growth and preventing hair loss.
    Marie Courtois, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Many are looking to have questions answered about eligibility for a program or programs, such as if there is a disability preventing someone from being able to work.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of preventing
Verb
  • According to the Latin Recording Academy, more than 30 artists took the stage to deliver show-stopping tributes honoring the memories of key figures who made great contributions to Latin music.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Opposing productivity means stopping progress.
    William Dunkelberg, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of stopping
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