kiboshing

verb

present participle of kibosh
as in holding back

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kiboshing
  1. holding back
  2. cutting off
  3. shutting off
  4. cutting out
  5. breaking off
  6. blocking
  7. stemming
  8. delaying
Verb
  • Bolsonaro argues Brazil's hefty national debt is holding back the economy and a top campaign adviser has pledged to reduce it by slashing spending along the lines of Argentina's Javier Milei.
    — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Quick wins will not fix the structural flaws holding back growth.
    — DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of holding back
Verb
  • Deadhead blazing star during the growing season to encourage more flowering, but do not prune too soon, as cutting off the foliage may reduce next year’s blooms.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The trade system is also being fragmented by global trade dynamics like export restrictions, tariffs, sanctions cutting off certain sources, and shipping and logistics breakdowns.
    — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of cutting off
Verb
  • The disruptive nature of transposons may have required organisms to evolve new methods of shutting off their activity.
    — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Kenji's intestines, for no obvious reason, had suddenly twisted, shutting off the blood supply.
    — Robbie Owens, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of shutting off
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  • The creditors’ lawsuit claims that Kenny engineered a situation in which Thai Union could control Red Lobster’s seafood purchasing—cutting out competitors and charging higher prices for shrimp.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Then an edited version of the podcast resurfaced, cutting out a 3-minute segment where McAlexander discussed retatrutide.
    — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of cutting out
Verb
  • Walker turned the corner around a defender near the sideline, breaking off a 76-yard run to get Kansas City near the Las Vegas goal line.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Experts believe Wednesday's mudslides and flash flooding across Nepal and China's Tibet region were caused by a large chunk of ice breaking off a glacier and falling into the Lhende Khola River.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of breaking off
Verb
  • Students are gathering and blocking access near the School of Political Science, while other students are joining the high school student protest movement and the blockades at high schools in Paris, Ile-de-France, France, on October 7, 2026.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Not far away, armed men had been occupying makeshift barricades, blocking roads and turning some drivers away.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of blocking
Verb
  • The company has shown signs of stemming the effects of cord-cutting, posting a rare gain in subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2025 and limiting its losses to just 21,000 subscribers in the second quarter of this year.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
  • And that was despite dealing with external noise stemming leading up to his tenure from when Wisconsin tried to block his transfer request.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of stemming
Verb
  • As first revealed by Deadline, insiders expect Brittin to confirm TV and radio network closures after delaying plans to announce the changes this week.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
  • According to researchers, a combination of emissions from wildfires, long-term ozone effects and climate change impacts is likely delaying progress.
    — Dan Peck, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of delaying
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“Kiboshing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kiboshing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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