as in destruction
the act of destroying or damaging something deliberately so that it does not work correctly
Angry workers were responsible for the sabotage of the machines. Officials have not yet ruled out sabotage as a possible cause of the crash.
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as in to thwart
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Recent Examples of sabotage
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
Moscow also backs cyber-warfare campaigns and sabotage of undersea cables.
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Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
Some were accusing her of actively trying to sabotage Clark.
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Dan Zaksheske Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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Noun
His supporters view Castillo as a victim of elite sabotage.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
Moscow also backs cyber-warfare campaigns and sabotage of undersea cables.
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Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
Verb
Meanwhile, her mom is confronting Beatrice over the trophy case incident, pleading with her not to sabotage her daughter's future.
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Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
Some were accusing her of actively trying to sabotage Clark.
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Dan Zaksheske Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sabotage
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David Hearn, a former Olympic canoeist, told the the Washington Post he was arrested on June 19 and charged with misdemeanor destruction of government property.
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This came on the heels of another round of tornadoes just four days earlier that leveled buildings and caused widespread destruction across the region.
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In the 31st minute, Morocco's Achraf Hakimi received the ball downfield in front of the box but was thwarted by Haiti's goalkeeper Johny Placide.
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Starmer’s attempt to tackle Britain’s spiralling benefits bill was thwarted by his own MPs.
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National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez, the brother of acting President Delcy Rodríguez, said on Sunday that more than 12,000 people have been displaced by the earthquakes and 774 buildings have been damaged or destroyed, including hospitals.
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There's nothing more quintessential to being a kid than playing Little League baseball, but on July Fourth, 2025, along with so much more, the Little League fields of Hill Country were destroyed, along with the innocence of thousands of kids who live here.
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At least, there was a lot less wrecking.
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The Ravens haven’t really had that game-wrecking pass rusher since Terrell Suggs was in his prime.
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Trump’s rogue moves have frustrated Thune’s party regularly over the past two months.
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David Rubenstein, the son of a Baltimore postal worker, was frustrated in a Washington law firm when he was both inspired by a wildly successful leveraged buyout and unnerved by a book that claimed the odds of successfully starting a company plummets after 37.
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Porsha deflects, saying Drew ruined the mood.
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Explosions had all but ruined my hearing.
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Nike has chartered a path to improving its share price, but the athletic retailer faces several headwinds that could foil its recovery plan, according to Evercore ISI.
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Ten minutes later, a breath of wind arrived and the Group B boats were onto the foils and were at least achieving foiling for some of the time.
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My polishing pads are always getting wrecked, used, or stolen by my dog (or all of those things).
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As many little heartbeats as possible, just running around, wrecking stuff in the house.
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“Sabotage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sabotage. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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