as in frustrated
to prevent from achieving a goal
a coalition of grassroots organizations thwarted the company's efforts to get approval for a new power plant
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Recent Examples of thwarted
Kohberger ultimately accepted a plea deal, avoiding the death penalty and receiving four consecutive life sentences, plus additional years, a move that split the victims’ families between those who welcome closure to those who say justice was thwarted.
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Despite the growing momentum in support of a ban, there's still significant opposition to it — the same opposition that has thwarted past attempts to enact limits on congressional stock trading beyond those contained in the 2012 STOCK Act.
—Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
An aid flotilla carrying activist Greta Thunberg, which aimed to sail from Spain to the Gaza Strip, has been thwarted by the weather.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
For them, self-determination is not a centuries-old tradition but an objective that has been repeatedly thwarted.
—Lauren Grodstein, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2025
But his emotional appeals and political lifting repeatedly failed to muster enough support in Congress as he was continually thwarted by Republicans and other gun rights advocates who argued it was wrongheaded to regulate firearms for law-abiding citizens.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Ultimately, the plan was thwarted and nobody was harmed.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
According to the Chiefs, this game was originally scheduled for 2020 as part of a home-and-home series, but the pandemic thwarted those plans.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
As is often the case, the tireless instinct of creativity generally thwarted this effort.
—Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Despite the growing momentum in support of a ban, there's still significant opposition to it — the same opposition that has thwarted past attempts to enact limits on congressional stock trading beyond those contained in the 2012 STOCK Act.
—Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
An aid flotilla carrying activist Greta Thunberg, which aimed to sail from Spain to the Gaza Strip, has been thwarted by the weather.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
For them, self-determination is not a centuries-old tradition but an objective that has been repeatedly thwarted.
—Lauren Grodstein, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2025
But his emotional appeals and political lifting repeatedly failed to muster enough support in Congress as he was continually thwarted by Republicans and other gun rights advocates who argued it was wrongheaded to regulate firearms for law-abiding citizens.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Ultimately, the plan was thwarted and nobody was harmed.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
According to the Chiefs, this game was originally scheduled for 2020 as part of a home-and-home series, but the pandemic thwarted those plans.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
As is often the case, the tireless instinct of creativity generally thwarted this effort.
—Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thwarted
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During his loan spell with Leeds, Spence frustrated their head coach Daniel Farke with his timekeeping.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Some actors might choose to step away from such a thing, or even be frustrated by it or it being brought up in interviews, but Fischer clearly enjoys every last moment of her good fortune from a former era, even now.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Talking to Bill Nighy about his star turn as a frail and at times broken novelist in & Sons is rather hampered by the British actor not having seen director Pablo Trapero’s father-and-son drama on a screen of any size ahead of its world premiere on Sunday at the Toronto Film Festival.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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Currently, only 37% of the more than 5 million tons of trash generated in the county each year is recycled — and even that is hampered by a 40% contamination rate.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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The comment sections of each video documenting the saga was flooded with people baffled by how the pair ended up in the situation.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Willis, a seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker who starred for the San Francisco 49ers, was baffled by Jerry Jones sending Parsons to Green Bay.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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After the peloton foiled any early breaks, a 12-man group, which included most of the GC contenders, left the peloton behind close to the summit of El Vivero, 24 kilometers from the finish line.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Bad snap foiled any chance for Carter Davis to do anything.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Thwarted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thwarted. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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