kiboshed

past tense of kibosh

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kiboshed
Verb
  • Republicans refused to pass a funding bill that funded the Affordable Care Act (ACA), while Obama and Democrats pushed back on proposals put forth by GOP lawmakers that would have defunded or delayed it.
    Chantelle Lee, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Russian state media has acknowledged the Belgorod was also delayed in part by the pandemic.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • When pirating hindered the shipping of gold to Lisbon, Paraty pivoted to farming sugarcane (the basis of cachaça) and later became one of the earliest hubs for coffee growing in a country that is still the globe’s largest exporter of beans.
    David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • At an October debate, Bowman tried to portray Pureval as soft on crime and alleged that unspecified initiatives from City Hall had hindered police from doing their jobs.
    Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • China also remains blocked from accessing the highest-end US chips, a key weapon in the high-stakes AI race playing out between the two countries.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The Thai restaurant received a yellow placard after inspectors discovered the handwashing sink was blocked with a funnel and dish soap.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While Sam's Club has ceased distribution and product sales, there may be consumers who still have the product at their homes, according to the FDA's release.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • But in 2019, Gullane ceased communications with Wild, according to the complaint.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The film only made $41 million at the box office and effectively halted the franchise.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The family filed a suit contesting their deportation, court records show, and it was briefly halted before a judge ruled against them in July.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Jim Irsay stood beside his private jet just days after the 2021 season ended and made sure the camera was rolling to capture his thoughts.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The first four episodes of Netflix's Squid Game reality competition series ended on an intense cliffhanger.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Simmons’ financial liabilities don’t seem to have impeded his movements.
    Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Gaza desperately needs items that the Israeli government has frequently impeded, such as emergency shelter supplies, infrastructure reconstruction materials, medical supplies, fuel, and power generation.
    Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Part of their reluctance has stemmed in part from Mamdani's sharp criticism of Israel and its siege of Gaza, which Mamdani has called a genocide.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Should political pushback have stemmed Eisenhower and JFK?
    Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Kiboshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kiboshed. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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