sabotaged

past tense of sabotage

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sabotaged
Verb
  • But that decision has been thwarted by regulations in Flanders, Belgium, which has a ban on incinerating reusable medical devices.
    Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Sawyer Robertson hit Kole Wilson with a 35-yard touchdown pass with 30 seconds left, and Baylor recovered an onside kick before Robertson threw an interception that thwarted the comeback.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Oren Amir, founder of Go Home Builders in Los Angeles, said some of his rebuilding projects in Altadena, where residential areas were destroyed by January’s wildfires, have been delayed by conflicting guidance from the city on rooftop solar panel requirements.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Shipments may not be delivered, or even destroyed, as shipping companies seek information required to adhere to new tariffs.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That plot was foiled in April 2024.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The first is leading the network through a big-picture structural change that has foiled a generation of TV news executives.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • No, baseball was not yet ruined.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • There is even Depardieu’s own late son, Guillaume, whose death at age thirty-seven was hastened along by heroin use that had ruined his health, and over whom Ferrara recalls Depardieu shedding copious tears during one of their early meetings.
    Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That can impact on squad unity, with individuals frustrated by their lack of chances.
    Andy Mitten, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Smith’s next point is what ticked off Barkley, who was visibly frustrated at the desk.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After back-to-back freezes wrecked their crops in New Smyrna Beach, the Bryans found fertile land in Hollywood and established the county’s first orange grove on the land the house stands on, Taylor said.
    Amanda Rosa October 23, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The Ravens host the Chicago Bears in what feels like a must-win for a 1-5 Baltimore squad that’s been wrecked by injuries.
    Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • He was baffled as if there does not appear to be any point of access for an animal the size of a ground hog.
    Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
  • She was baffled by his sudden enterprise.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In their study, University of Tokyo professors Emi Nishimura and Yasuaki Mohri have shed light on what happens when these pigment-producing stem cells are damaged.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • And this is the same thing all Gazans did after their homes were bombed or damaged.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Sabotaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sabotaged. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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