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as in deterrence
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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 foiling
Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Instead of doom-scrolling and checking e-mails, spend your device-free days exploring the Cayman reefs, wind foiling, or horseback riding.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 7 Aug. 2025
Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
Linking hubs such as Oakland, Richmond, Oyster Point, and Redwood City with high-speed foiling ferries would put hundreds of thousands more workers within a 45-minute commute of San Francisco’s job centers, expanding housing supply and cutting emissions from car commutes across the Bay.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
In South Korea, parts of the civil service, legislature and military declined to support President Yoon Suk Yeol’s imposition of martial law in 2024, foiling his autocratic move.
—Shelley Inglis, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2025
The thermodynamic cost of (temporarily) foiling the second law is lowered.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025
If speed is the thing, the Dolcevita Super is a good choice, but the Bluegame BGF45 foiling yacht is worthy of a look.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
There’s no other boat that prepares you for the high-tech, foiling F50 than the F50 itself.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Customers will also be able to customize their pieces with silver or gold foiling with a choice of letters and motifs.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
Snorkeling, fishing, e-foiling, jetskiing, and stand-up paddleboarding are also available.
—Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
Available in a limited series and priced at 480 euros, the navy unisex design crafted from leather comes with clean lines, a distinctive statement tongue flap with the Puma logo and the Jil Sander one rendered in golden foiling on the side.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Instead of doom-scrolling and checking e-mails, spend your device-free days exploring the Cayman reefs, wind foiling, or horseback riding.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
Navier has designed its foiling boats with the same triple foils and electric powerplants, but the Quanta-R involved a redesign of the weight-sensitive hull for balance and stability.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
Linking hubs such as Oakland, Richmond, Oyster Point, and Redwood City with high-speed foiling ferries would put hundreds of thousands more workers within a 45-minute commute of San Francisco’s job centers, expanding housing supply and cutting emissions from car commutes across the Bay.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
In South Korea, parts of the civil service, legislature and military declined to support President Yoon Suk Yeol’s imposition of martial law in 2024, foiling his autocratic move.
—Shelley Inglis, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2025
The thermodynamic cost of (temporarily) foiling the second law is lowered.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025
If speed is the thing, the Dolcevita Super is a good choice, but the Bluegame BGF45 foiling yacht is worthy of a look.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
There’s no other boat that prepares you for the high-tech, foiling F50 than the F50 itself.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Customers will also be able to customize their pieces with silver or gold foiling with a choice of letters and motifs.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foiling
Adjective
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The fact no one has picked up this exceptional docu from director David Kittredge is baffling, leading me to think somehow it is cursed, much the same way the original Exorcist was thought to be while in production.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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There are several baffling visual motifs, like Jonah’s insistence on wearing the tightest possible shirt in which to teach high-school English or Miller’s ever-flexing jaw muscle.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Immigration lawyers predict that an early, high-profile case will be used to set precedent and signal deterrence, even as industry groups warn that tighter enforcement and new visa costs could drive more high-skilled work abroad.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Such deterrence from total annihilation only works when countries act predictably.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The clever joke comes just as the White House is thwarting criticism from its own renovation controversy.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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Both structures are placed directly over plants, but critter cages are used to deter wildlife and critters like deer, rabbits, and birds, and cloches are better at thwarting smaller pests and keeping plants warm.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Filling up your tank can be a frustrating experience in today's economy, and the Sonata Hybrid limits that experience.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Mixed messaging from the federal and state government has been frustrating for recipients.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In July, the company established a worldwide distribution deal to scale Sanitized AG’s odor neutralization and antimicrobial technologies.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Oct. 2025
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But Ukraine need not destroy every element of the Russian military to achieve strategic neutralization—stripping away the enemy of its ability to achieve its objectives.—
ANDRIY ZAGORODNYUK,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And since the deal, Israel has refused to reengage with the agency, hampering large-scale relief efforts.—
Jeremy Konyndyk,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Oct. 2025
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With injuries and inconsistency hampering the wide receiver corps, the Commanders are set to host former Tennessee Titans first-round draft pick Treylon Burks.—
Josh Buckhalter,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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From there, researchers could comb through the libraries to identify any broadly neutralizing nanobodies.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
29 Oct. 2025
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Palivizumab bound to the prefusion and postfusion F proteins, but the most strongly neutralizing antibodies against RSV were those that only targeted the virus’s prefusion structure.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The seventh game, a 5-4 decision in 11 outrageous innings, had more layers than a crossing guard in a harsh Ontario winter.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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This will require more than just Israel opening all border crossings.—
Catherine Russell,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Foiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foiling. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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