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adjective

as in frustrating

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noun

as in deterrence

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verb

present participle of thwart
as in hampering
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 thwarting
Noun
To simulate thwarting advances by enemy forces using the bridge, soldiers erected layers of barriers and rolled barbed wire. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 The attack’s thwarting was an undeniable success. — Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026 The thwarting of the Charlotte Hornets, one of the NBA’s fastest squads, is the quintessential White play. — Fred Katz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026 The council keeps losing court battles on issues ranging from its Voter ID law to its efforts to censor library books to its thwarting of state housing laws. — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
Blashill brushed off the notion of his lineups thwarting team flow on Wednesday. — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026 There is no reasonable way to put in restrictions to prevent the use of tools to build bioweapons without thwarting progress in the next generation of therapies. — Ashish K. Jha, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026 Still, mRNA has proven effective at thwarting other types of cancer. — Gerry Smith, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 Relying on the tropes rather than having fun with them, thwarting them. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026 As fundamental to British school life as the uniform itself is the tradition of thwarting it. — Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026 Los Angeles police corralled and arrested scores of minibike riders on Sunday, thwarting a takeover of 6th Street Bridge. — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Oregon is one of the only states in the country with a carve-out in its public records law that prevents disclosing the financial details of subsidized housing projects, thwarting researchers and journalists who have tried to examine their costs. — Rob Davis, ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2026 Researchers believe the virus may have been spreading undetected since February, and an expert said cases were still being detected very late, thwarting chances of successful treatment. — Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thwarting
  1. frustrating
  2. deterrence
  3. hampering
  4. baffling
  5. foiling
  6. preventing
  7. blocking
  8. crossing
Adjective
  • The frustrating part is that the offense has been really good.
    — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Cowboys are one of the more frustrating teams in football.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of frustrating
Noun
  • But a response built incident by incident is not deterrence, and Putin knows the difference.
    — Julianne Smith, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In today’s geopolitical landscape, information dominance is a bedrock of strategic deterrence and national defense.
    — Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of deterrence
Verb
  • Front-line workers have gone on strike several times since the outbreak began, further hampering efforts to contain the disease.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The Royals finished 22nd in runs scored, with injuries hampering much of the 2026 campaign.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of hampering
Adjective
  • For a movie that had once been generating top Oscar buzz, including a potential first win for Cruise, it has since been hit with critiques that have described it as baffling, brilliant or just plain bad.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Technology can mitigate noise by using acoustic baffling, bigger fans and applying variable frequency drives.
    — Kevin Brown, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of baffling
Noun
  • Wing foiling is developed from windsurfing and kitesurfing, while a Seabob is an electric underwater scooter.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 24 Aug. 2026
  • As with most modern foiling yachts, the Hypersail is fitted with foils that can be adjusted in real time to match conditions.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 July 2026
Definition of foiling
Verb
  • Two weeks into fighting, the unforgiving mountainous terrain, heavy Saudi and government air power, and a reenergized anti-Houthi coalition have kept the Houthi advance in check, preventing a collapse on the level of that in mid-September.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
  • True North forced a fumble on Norland’s first offensive possession, immediately preventing the Vikings from answering.
    — D’Joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of preventing
Adjective
  • The winner was the player who avoided being blocked the longest — a blocking game, a category of strategy game where the objective centers on restricting your opponent’s movement.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
Definition of blocking
Noun
  • The honor recognizes artists whose careers and creative choices illuminate complex, boundary-crossing stories and expand representation in global entertainment.
    — Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Apply the same technique to other theme answers, relying on the crossing entries for help.
    — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of crossing

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“Thwarting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thwarting. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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