kiboshes

Definition of kiboshesnext
present tense third-person singular of kibosh

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Still, the order blocks vendors from selling any new Wi-Fi routers that are manufactured, developed, or designed outside the US in a major way.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Together, the salts and your sweat form a gel-like substance that blocks your skin’s pores and keeps further sweat from escaping.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Nmecha holds back, posing doubt for Sanchez and a narrow window for his pass out.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The company holds back 30% of the equity to cover its selling costs, settlement charges and miscellaneous other fees, including 9% per day on all advanced funds.
    Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Their dissatisfaction stems in part from Arirang’s failure to make the most of an attempt at fusing strip- and EDM-club aesthetics to the insistent word repetition of the K-pop generation prior to BTS.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Set stems and leaves aside separately.
    Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • State officials compared the project to Boise’s Flying Wye, where the I-184 Connector breaks off from I-84 west of downtown Boise.
    Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Mahama breaks off in exasperation.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This shuts off the engine at stoplights or when idling, and restarts it once the accelerator is pressed.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • This device recognizes when nature brings the water that your lawn needs and shuts off automatic sprinklers.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Turning your phone off or using airplane mode cuts off wireless communication while still allowing alarms to work.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The drug cuts off access to vitamin A in the testes by blocking a receptor known as RAR alpha.
    Ana Castelain, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The rear is the most interesting angle, with a bumper design that picks up where the front leaves off and no attempt at a fake diffuser.
    Joel Feder, The Drive, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Pruning Practices All tomato plants benefit from pruning to keep the leaves off the ground, eliminate sucker shoots to increase energy for fruit production, and to open the plant for good air circulation.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The instruments used to make antimatter create interference that hinders its study.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Traveling back across the ocean also hinders preparation for the following week.
    Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Kiboshes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kiboshes. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.

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