as in to frustrate
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 thwart
In December, President Yoon Suk-yeol had attempted to thwart the country’s National Assembly, which was obstructing his agenda, by declaring martial law.
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E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
Netanyahu has suggested, with little evidence, that the probe was a result of collusion between Bar and the attorney general as a way to thwart the domestic security chief’s dismissal.
—Tia Goldenberg, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Like 2008’s Prince of Persia, or 2011’s Alice: Madness Returns, levels begin with a player first navigating MC Escher-esque environments and seeking out pockets of enemies to thwart.
—Sarah Thwaites, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025
Luna secured the 218 signatures needed to prompt action — including from 11 other Republicans — and leadership has been trying to thwart the effort ever since.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
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E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
Netanyahu has suggested, with little evidence, that the probe was a result of collusion between Bar and the attorney general as a way to thwart the domestic security chief’s dismissal.
—Tia Goldenberg, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Like 2008’s Prince of Persia, or 2011’s Alice: Madness Returns, levels begin with a player first navigating MC Escher-esque environments and seeking out pockets of enemies to thwart.
—Sarah Thwaites, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025
Luna secured the 218 signatures needed to prompt action — including from 11 other Republicans — and leadership has been trying to thwart the effort ever since.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
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Although so highly esteemed, the notoriously taciturn director would often frustrate his colleagues by his reticence to explain his directorial intentions.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The team settled on a patient with SD Autism Spectrum disorder who had an ankle sprain but frustrated Dr. Langdon (Patrick Ball) with his endless questions.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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Aly Song | Reuters Trump's tariffs on China are already hampering Christmas sales.—
Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Jeff Cox,Christina Wilkie,Erin Doherty,Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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The deep budget cuts at HHS have also hampered the nation’s disease-detection capacity and pandemic preparedness with respect to pathogens such as bird flu, according to experts.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Such defenses include profiling victims before an attack is mounted, and can even provide an escape path to a benign alternative to prevent the threat being flagged.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Rather than address the underlying medical issues that prevent conception, IVF acts as a Band-Aid solution, artificially fertilizing eggs outside the womb in a laboratory.—
John Oertle,
National Review,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Thwart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thwart. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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