as in to frustrate
to prevent from achieving a goal
finally checkmated the billionaire in his attempt to take over the movie studio
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as in deterrence
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Recent Examples of checkmate
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 July 2024
Who was the chess master, making each move with precision, making the right gambit, using his pawns, and waiting for the right moment to attack, and then simply calling checkmate?
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
And Callaghan made the two moves that put Canada in checkmate.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2023
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Verb
In the last episode, Mya checkmated Tommy with one simple question and has proven her wisdom in the pretrial phase.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 July 2024
Who was the chess master, making each move with precision, making the right gambit, using his pawns, and waiting for the right moment to attack, and then simply calling checkmate?
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Noun
Chess grandmasters have, in various epochs, played all the way through to the checkmate, rather than ending the game when an opponent resigns early to save face.
—WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
And Callaghan made the two moves that put Canada in checkmate.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for checkmate
Verb
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Some were frustrated the state is also not paying off its $20 billion in unemployment debt accrued during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacramento Bee,
31 Jan. 2025
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Watkins looked up to the scoreboard, frustrated, as if to demand an answer.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The State Department said the deportations send a message of deterrence.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
4 Feb. 2025
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The military prefers to cycle forces in and out of the places where deterrence is most crucial, which requires maintaining several soldiers at home for each one overseas.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Their elaborate plan to murder Campbell’s Sidney Prescott and frame her father for their killing spree is thwarted, however, when Sidney drops a TV on Stu, seemingly killing him, and shoots Billy in the head.—
John Russell,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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For example, will NIH medical trials aimed at detecting and thwarting the next pandemic or providing cures for cancer be defunded?—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The legal process can be both daunting and baffling without the help of a lawyer to navigate the rules.—
Ben Wieder,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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We may be baffled by a public that rejoiced in the baiting of bears.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Twenty-three years later, Uvalde proved that the priority must still be placed upon neutralization, regardless of equipment, armor and personnel training.—
Ryan Maxin,
Austin American-Statesman,
18 Jan. 2024
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Specialist incident response providers can also assist in areas beyond the immediate neutralization of the attack, such as root cause analysis, to identify how the adversaries compromised your organization.—
Robert Harrison,
Forbes,
25 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs defeated her opponent, state appeals court Judge Jefferson Griffin, by 734 votes in November's election.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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However, opponent Kirsty-Lee Davies defeated Haynes to ensure the championship went to a biological female.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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During major emergencies that communication can be hampered by issues such as limited radio connectivity, wind noise or other technical problems.—
Christopher L. Keller,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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Both homebuyers and current homeowners are hampered by today’s higher interest rates.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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That makes jury sympathy or nullification more likely.—
Erin Keller,
Newsweek,
27 Dec. 2024
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Carter’s Civil Aeronautics Board Example Conscious nullification was uppermost in mind when the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 shuttered the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB).—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.,
Forbes,
30 Sep. 2024
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“Checkmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checkmate. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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