kiboshing

verb

present participle of kibosh
as in holding back

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kiboshing
  1. holding back
  2. cutting off
  3. shutting off
  4. cutting out
  5. breaking off
  6. blocking
  7. stemming
  8. delaying
Verb
  • Many CEOs who run this experiment are surprised by how much intelligence the team had been holding back.
    — Janet M Harvey, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • But that's not the only thing holding back first-time buyers.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of holding back
Verb
  • Alongside cutting off Russian energy revenues, Ukraine’s drone attacks are designed to try to force Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring an end to the war.
    — Sam Meredith,Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 9 July 2026
  • On his best nights, when the velocity and command combine, Sasaki blows past batters with a triple-digit fastball and cutting off-speed pitches.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of cutting off
Verb
  • Utilities also recommend shutting off ACs and fans in homes if no one is there.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • Smart power strips can help reduce energy waste by automatically shutting off devices not in use.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
Definition of shutting off
Verb
  • The mics do a good job of cutting out droning background noise.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026
  • Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was one of many fans who took to social media to voice his displeasure with the service cutting out.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of cutting out
Verb
  • That trail of vaporizing particles breaking off the asteroid causes a bright streak of light across the sky called a meteor, or colloquially a shooting star.
    — Adam Lark, Scientific American, 28 June 2026
  • Now, though, some branches are breaking off.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of breaking off
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  • In May, Darwin filed a preliminary injunction, temporarily blocking the state from imposing the new rules.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • The other thing that’s happening is that the federal government is affirmatively blocking state and local investigators from conducting their own separate probes.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
Definition of blocking
Verb
  • The union behind the initiative — the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West — says the measure is critical for stemming the budgetary bleeding from recent federal cuts to healthcare.
    — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 26 June 2026
  • The role is especially exciting for Momoa for a reason stemming back to his childhood.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Definition of stemming
Verb
  • In May, the agency proposed delaying emission standards set to kick in for new light- and medium-duty cars and trucks starting with model year 2027.
    — Bloomberg, Oc Register, 9 July 2026
  • But, for older men with no pain or discomfort, doctors may suggest watchful waiting, delaying surgery until the need is clear.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026
Definition of delaying
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