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stymie
verb as in frustrate, hinder
Strong matches
Example Sentences
Although some fear that a Republican-controlled Congress could attempt to stymie approvals issued in the final weeks of the Biden administration, a Newsom spokesman has previously told The Times that approvals of a California waiver were not subject to the Congressional Review Act, citing a decision by the U.S.
Gen. Rob Bonta has vowed to take the incoming president to court if his administration tries to stymie the state’s progressive agenda.
But Trump could stymie, freeze, or even eliminate much of the law.
Sheriff’s Department and California Highway Patrol had blocked off the intersection of Whittier and Atlantic boulevards in an effort to stymie cruising, but to no avail — cars merely did a U-turn on Hillview Avenue.
He added that the former president has been trying to set up such an event in California for at least a year but it took work to find a setting that could accommodate tens of thousands of people that wasn’t in a city or county run by Democrats who could stymie his plans.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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