sabotaging

verb

present participle of sabotage
1
as in thwarting

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2
as in destroying

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sabotaging
  1. thwarting
  2. destroying
  3. curbing
  4. wrecking
  5. restraining
  6. ruining
  7. frustrating
  8. annihilating
Verb
  • Blashill brushed off the notion of his lineups thwarting team flow on Wednesday.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • There is no reasonable way to put in restrictions to prevent the use of tools to build bioweapons without thwarting progress in the next generation of therapies.
    — Ashish K. Jha, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of thwarting
Verb
  • It was defined in a United Nations Convention, adopted in the wake of the Holocaust, as acts that are committed with the intention of destroying — in whole or in part — a national, ethnic, racial or religious group.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Can the product be restored without destroying what still works?
    — Christopher Kiggins, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of destroying
Verb
  • Lower water levels in lakes and rivers are significantly curbing essential hydroelectric generation at sites such as the Hoover Dam in the western United States.
    — Johannes Teyssen, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • And as of this week, certain Chinese exports now also face the threat of 100 percent tariffs due to the passage of legislation aimed at curbing Russia’s access to funding for its war on Ukraine.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of curbing
Verb
  • Here’s how the shift happened, what the ingredient actually does below the neck and how to fold it into a routine without wrecking your skin barrier.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The general public learned of the demolition plan only when the wrecking equipment began work nearly three months later.
    — Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of wrecking
Verb
  • The incident Sunday involved the top fashion executive forcibly restraining two employees of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and putting his hands over their mouths at the runway show for Cos, a brand owned by H&M.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Shortages of skilled labor are restraining production in defense firms and across the economy, compounded by the emigration of several hundred thousand mostly younger people due to fears of conscription and political repression.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of restraining
Verb
  • Seaver also allegedly threatened to start a podcast dedicated to ruining Parton’s image unless he was paid.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Even if your appliance feels cool to the touch, warm air rises and can make the top slightly warmer, slowly cooking the wine and ruining the flavor.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of ruining
Verb
  • But Algo’s hyper-logical, computerised process of consistently picking the favourites to win was undone in the second match of the day, with Ghana frustrating England in a 0-0 draw.
    — The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • The documentary’s contradiction is right there, enthralling us with the wild achievements Potter pulled off and frustrating us with his bombast, leading us to ponder whether, as The Dark Wizard suggests, either could exist without the other.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Definition of frustrating
Verb
  • Dark stars are hypothetical primordial stars that, rather than producing energy through nuclear fusion, are instead powered by self-annihilating dark matter within their cores.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The accusation works its way through society, annihilating reputations, deservedly or not.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of annihilating
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