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scuttled

verb as in destroy

Strong matches

verb as in hurry

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The county planned to renew shelter operations on the property until Norwalk’s law scuttled the decision.

If the money doesn’t come through soon, transit planners predict some critical projects may be scuttled — making it tougher for visitors and regular commuters to get around town.

On Monday, the “Jane Says” singers abruptly called off the remainder of the band’s reunion tour after an onstage fight scuttled Friday’s show in Boston.

But last week he scuttled legislation to require payment for news stories.

The capsule was originally set to blast off May 6, but that flight was scuttled because of a malfunctioning valve on the Atlas V rocket that launches it into space.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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