kibosh

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kibosh
Verb
  • These gaps have long hindered the growth of private assets in investor portfolios.
    Henry Fernandez, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Lower mortgage rates, which have fallen in recent weeks in anticipation of the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut rates for the first time since December 2024, are helping get buyers back to the market—but experts think that a government shutdown might hinder their return.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Prosecutors say Comey lied about authorizing an FBI source to speak to the media about the investigation and obstructed Congress by making false statements intended to impede lawmakers’ probe into the FBI’s actions, according to a copy of the indictment obtained by The Washington Post.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Another lottery pick, Leo Carlsson, twice impeded Utah’s progress up the ice.
    Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • All talks of building or buying a new facility were halted, however, in December when the mayor announced emergency budget cuts to address a substantial deficit.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The federal Office of Management and Budget did not respond to The Bee’s request for clarification on which operations would be halted.
    David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There’s a certain irony that Kenvue has struggled to stem investor worries, given Tylenol’s handling of a poisoning crisis in the 1980s is still held up as the gold standard for corporate crisis communications.
    Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Clematis climbs by wrapping its short leaf stems around support structures and may initially require a string or wire to climb.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Production began in early 2024 after being delayed by the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Trump has frequently used tariffs as part of foreign policy negotiations in his second term, but many of them were reduced or delayed.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Small pieces of metal or plastic could obstruct airways, especially in vulnerable populations such as children and older adults.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • In a July 29 post to the social media platform, Minniear included snaps of himself and some picturesque locations, as well as a shot of Goulding laying nude in bed with her arm, side and thigh visible but face mostly obstructed.
    Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In terms of how the oral medicine works, JOURNAVX provides relief by blocking pain signals found in the periphery, not in the brain, like traditional opioids.
    Essence, Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Three separate lawsuits seek to block it from taking effect, while opponents are hoping to mount a referendum campaign that would ask voters to repeal it through a statewide vote.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Trouble in Mind Records, the Chicago label that specialized in punk and garage-rock for more than a decade, has ceased operations.
    Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 26 Sep. 2025
  • All her fraudulent welfare handouts ceased in January 2025.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Kibosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kibosh. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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