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
But with the teams back to even strength a short time later, Kirill Kaprizov got loose in the middle of the offensive zone and made a rush to the net that was thwarted.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
Unit 11000 of Iran’s Quds Force initiated the plot at the end of last year, and the plot was active earlier this year, but was thwarted over the summer, according to Axios.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
Unfortunately, Courteney’s plot is thwarted when she is fired from Sammy Davis Sr.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
The film’s accompanying soundtrack has also been one of the biggest records of the year, having now spent 19 weeks on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, with a peak chart position of Number One (its reign was only thwarted by Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl).
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Two and a half decades ago, Simon first attempted a hostile takeover of Taubman which Taubman thwarted.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
But those plans have been thwarted by one of their own.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Freddie's always stopped by the survivor girl; he's always thwarted by his young ingenue all the way through, who's losing her innocence and entering the world.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Then, hardware improvements gradually bring the execution time down, only to get thwarted again by the next benchmark.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
Unit 11000 of Iran’s Quds Force initiated the plot at the end of last year, and the plot was active earlier this year, but was thwarted over the summer, according to Axios.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
Unfortunately, Courteney’s plot is thwarted when she is fired from Sammy Davis Sr.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
The film’s accompanying soundtrack has also been one of the biggest records of the year, having now spent 19 weeks on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, with a peak chart position of Number One (its reign was only thwarted by Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl).
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Two and a half decades ago, Simon first attempted a hostile takeover of Taubman which Taubman thwarted.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
But those plans have been thwarted by one of their own.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Freddie's always stopped by the survivor girl; he's always thwarted by his young ingenue all the way through, who's losing her innocence and entering the world.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Then, hardware improvements gradually bring the execution time down, only to get thwarted again by the next benchmark.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thwarted
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Fans were frustrated, and a growing number were opting to stay home rather than attend key late November/December games at M&T Bank Stadium, with an AFC North title still within the Ravens’ reach.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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But while Coogan racked up millions of views for his YouTube explainers about political figures like Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, he was frustrated by the hours of prep work that went into producing a single episode.—
Julia Black,
Vanity Fair,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This isn’t the first time injuries have hampered Norfleet.—
Chase Gemes,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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All of these issues combined have left Target with a workforce that has grown faster than sales and a complex corporate structure that has hampered decision-making and created needless red tape.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Annie Palmer,Frank Holland,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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At a vigil for the two on Sunday night, friends and family were baffled by the killing, the Allentown Morning Call reported.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Scientists are also baffled by how the planet could have formed at all.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
23 Dec. 2025
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The Eagles — who won a Super Bowl on a trick play — were foiled by one when Jennings was pitched the ball and rolled right and hit McCaffrey on a 29-yard touchdown.—
Dan Gelston,
Twin Cities,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Eagles — who won a Super Bowl on a trick play — were foiled by one when Jennings was pitched the ball and rolled right and hit McCaffrey on a 29-yard touchdown.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Thwarted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thwarted. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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