thwart
Example Sentences
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It has thwarted explorers and stifled merchants’ ambitions.
The military has since suspended the electoral process and blocked the results' release, and has insisted it thwarted a plot to destabilise the politically unstable country.
From BBC
Age is an often imperfect proxy, since some young workers are anti-AI and actively work to thwart companies’ AI adoption efforts, he adds.
The conspiracy was thwarted because it failed to get the backing of the army and air force commanders.
From BBC
On Halloween morning, FBI Director Kash Patel had a big announcement to make: “The FBI thwarted a potential terrorist attack,” he said in a 7:32 a.m. social-media post that referenced arrests in Michigan.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
