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
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.
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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
Trump has had his best intentions thwarted by a strongman before.
—Mira Rapp-Hooper, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
In the latest antisemitic incident to rock a community, threatened attacks on synagogues in Alabama and surrounding states were thwarted when a person was arrested with a suitcase full of ammunition, body armor and other items, officials said Tuesday.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
In the podcast’s early episodes, Goldman recounts the ways that an investigation into the Moxley killing by local police was thwarted at almost every turn, with one theory after another yielding no viable suspect for arrest.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
After the Wild pressured, but did not score, on their first power play, the Sharks doubled their lead when Wallstedt thwarted a rush to the net, only to have the puck squirt through a crowd to rookie Michael Misa, who popped it past the goalie’s outstretched skate.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
Most of those aerial attacks were thwarted by Ukraine or otherwise failed, the air force said.
—Lilia Geho, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2025
But the penalty kill (now 12-for-12 on the season) did its job, thwarted any momentum Buffalo wanted to create and the B’s went back to work.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
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
Trump has had his best intentions thwarted by a strongman before.
—Mira Rapp-Hooper, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
In the latest antisemitic incident to rock a community, threatened attacks on synagogues in Alabama and surrounding states were thwarted when a person was arrested with a suitcase full of ammunition, body armor and other items, officials said Tuesday.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
In the podcast’s early episodes, Goldman recounts the ways that an investigation into the Moxley killing by local police was thwarted at almost every turn, with one theory after another yielding no viable suspect for arrest.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
After the Wild pressured, but did not score, on their first power play, the Sharks doubled their lead when Wallstedt thwarted a rush to the net, only to have the puck squirt through a crowd to rookie Michael Misa, who popped it past the goalie’s outstretched skate.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
Most of those aerial attacks were thwarted by Ukraine or otherwise failed, the air force said.
—Lilia Geho, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2025
But the penalty kill (now 12-for-12 on the season) did its job, thwarted any momentum Buffalo wanted to create and the B’s went back to work.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thwarted
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That can impact on squad unity, with individuals frustrated by their lack of chances.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Smith’s next point is what ticked off Barkley, who was visibly frustrated at the desk.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Hubbard has been somewhat hampered by injury this season, missing two of his team's eight games.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Just assessing the damage could take weeks, and airport closures have hampered recovery efforts.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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Played for comic relief, he is baffled by this son of his who attends college and, more perplexing yet, is suddenly obsessed with Italy and cycling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Physicists were baffled as to why this material would suddenly stop conducting current once the tellurium content reached approximately 30 percent—a change that its basic chemical composition could not explain.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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That plot was foiled in April 2024.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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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
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