sabotages 1 of 2

noun

plural of sabotage
as in destructions
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of sabotage
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as in thwarts

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as in destroys

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sabotages
  1. ruins
  2. thwarts
  3. destroys
  4. frustrates
  5. annihilates
  6. restrains
  7. demolishes
  8. foils
Noun
  • The production used cliff-top industrial ruins, working harbor settings and historic churches around Cornwall to build its atmosphere.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The archeological ruins of the Villa of Tiberius, the Roman emperor who ruled from 17 to 42 CE, were long rumored to lie somewhere between Rome and Naples.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of ruins
Verb
  • Another tactic is treating ship hulls with special paint that thwarts unwanted hitchhikers from latching on.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • In Homer’s Odyssey, Poseidon thwarts Odysseus’ journey back to Ithaca while Athena intervenes to help him.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026
Definition of thwarts
Verb
  • The finale’s real tragedy is that Max, in his own warped pursuit of justice, destroys everyone around him before being forced to see his entire crusade differently.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
  • Alas the aforementioned entity has invaded MJ’s mind, if not body, and destroys any idea that this passionate moment was actually real.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 July 2026
Definition of destroys
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  • That distinction — chosen versus imposed — is what separates a line that builds anticipation from one that simply frustrates.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • But what most frustrates her is that Calder’s portrayal of Millennial ennui and directionlessness takes those qualities at face value and, in doing so, replicates them.
    — Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Definition of frustrates
Verb
  • And that’s a lot of energy to shed as a vehicle comes blaring back into Earth’s thick atmosphere, a process that typically annihilates objects returning from space unless they are precisely designed to survive the trip.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • Matter is so dominant in our universe that any antimatter typically encounters matter quickly and annihilates.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 June 2026
Definition of annihilates
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  • Elsewhere on the canvas, Cassatt restrains herself to match Katherine’s discipline.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Remarkably, state law also severely restrains cities and counties from setting their own regulations, giving local leaders little sway over local gun policies.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
Definition of restrains
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  • An $8,000 Ryvid Anthem or a $10,000 Maeving RM1S will deliver broadly similar urban usability, while the $12,500 Zero FXE absolutely demolishes it on power-per-dollar.
    — Utkarsh Sood June 12, New Atlas, 12 June 2026
  • The latest filing demolishes the timeworn claim that DOGE was infiltrated into Social Security in order to responsibly ferret out fraud and overspending.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Definition of demolishes
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  • At their elite school the students play a game like soccer during which the boys have the ball, but the witches can interfere by using their powers to make the field icy or create a wind that foils the opposition team.
    — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Few passengers can show original receipts, which foils their claim.
    — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
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