as in hampering
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 thwarting
James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
House Republican leaders have been thwarting efforts to get that vote.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The thriller stars the Academy Award winner as an expert investigator who infiltrates online hate organizations in the hopes of thwarting acts of domestic terrorism.
—Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Opening arguments are set to begin Tuesday's in the FTC's lawsuit against Amazon for allegedly deceiving tens of millions of customers into signing up for Prime and thwarting their attempts to cancel it.
—Matthew J. Belvedere,jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
The cyanobacteria quickly grew back, thwarting efforts that cost tens of thousands of dollars.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to designate Marilyn Monroe’s former Westside home as a historic cultural monument, thwarting the current owners’ attempt to demolish it.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
But since relentless heat waves and environmental assault have killed 9 in 10 coral since the 1970s and keep thwarting more traditional ways to restore reefs, some scientists believe anything less would amount to surrender.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Defensively, the Mustangs didn’t allow a TD as Jacob Ruvalcaba had an interception deep in his team’s territory and returned it to the 10-yard line in the third quarter, thwarting the Cyclones’ best drive of the game.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
There had already been one major let-off with Alisson thwarting Yilmaz, who had got in behind the makeshift right-back too easily.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
House Republican leaders have been thwarting efforts to get that vote.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The thriller stars the Academy Award winner as an expert investigator who infiltrates online hate organizations in the hopes of thwarting acts of domestic terrorism.
—Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Opening arguments are set to begin Tuesday's in the FTC's lawsuit against Amazon for allegedly deceiving tens of millions of customers into signing up for Prime and thwarting their attempts to cancel it.
—Matthew J. Belvedere,jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
The cyanobacteria quickly grew back, thwarting efforts that cost tens of thousands of dollars.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to designate Marilyn Monroe’s former Westside home as a historic cultural monument, thwarting the current owners’ attempt to demolish it.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
But since relentless heat waves and environmental assault have killed 9 in 10 coral since the 1970s and keep thwarting more traditional ways to restore reefs, some scientists believe anything less would amount to surrender.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Defensively, the Mustangs didn’t allow a TD as Jacob Ruvalcaba had an interception deep in his team’s territory and returned it to the 10-yard line in the third quarter, thwarting the Cyclones’ best drive of the game.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thwarting
Adjective
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Odegaard’s recent medial collateral ligament injury to his left knee will be doubly frustrating as a result, with that pair now missing opportunities to build more chemistry.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Label your bulbs now to avoid frustrating mix-ups later.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Lightweight, portable, and convincing, the company’s models offer both deception and deterrence at relatively low cost.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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The concept is raising concerns that the bloc is still too slow in improving its deterrence options, however.—
Silvia Amaro,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Higher tariff costs are hampering Nike's efforts to turn around its business.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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The rains brought the state capital to a standstill, seriously hampering preparations for the upcoming Durga Puja — the biggest annual festival of Hindus in West Bengal state.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The insistence on inserting Banks into the lineup continues to be baffling.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Broncos had one baffling goal-line possession in the second quarter — two boot rollouts to Evan Engram, then a Wildcat package for RJ Harvey, then an interception on another Bo Nix rollout.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Instead of doom-scrolling and checking e-mails, spend your device-free days exploring the Cayman reefs, wind foiling, or horseback riding.—
Ronny Maye,
Essence,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Snow said crews contained the flames to the refinery and were focusing on preventing the fire from spreading.—
Christina Shaw,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The White House insists the law protects taxpayers by preventing undocumented immigrants from getting government health benefits — but such individuals were already barred from Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, exchanges.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In 1914, British explorer Ernest Shackleton led an expedition to complete the first land crossing of Antarctica.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
7 Oct. 2025
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Bridge-building first emerged in ancient civilizations like Egypt, Mesopotamia, and India, where early engineers used logs and planks to create simple crossings over rivers and streams.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At that point, the Cowboys were well on their way to their second win of the season, defeating the New York Jets 37-22.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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After defeating Colorado 35-21 on Saturday, TCU sits at 4-1 and 1-1 in the conference two games into its Big 12 slate.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Thwarting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thwarting. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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