kibosh

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kibosh
Verb
  • Hamby noted older teens in high school should be mindful of behaviors that hinder their personal growth.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
  • CIOs and CTOs must be prepared to address the following: • Adoption Resistance: Employee apprehension about AI replacing jobs can hinder adoption.
    Mohit Gupta, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • However, any individual who impedes law enforcement operations, potentially threatening the safety of law enforcement agents and subjects of their investigations, is subject to investigation and potential prosecution by the Department of Justice.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Without such reform, unmanageable debt will continue to impede these countries from investing in domestic green industrial strategies or in other measures to prevent and respond to climate, health, and other emergencies.
    Mariana Mazzucato, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • In the days following the press conference, Trump’s administration halted further U.S. aid to Ukraine and also ended intelligence sharing between Washington and Kyiv.
    David Axe, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • All live-fire exercises in the current drill were halted until the investigation to determine the exact reason for the accident was finished.
    Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Chard stems, which are often discarded, are a great item to pickle.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025
  • The Supreme Court’s ruling Tuesday stemmed directly from Sneed’s testimony, the sole evidence linking Glossip, the motel’s manager, to the killing.
    Dakin Andone, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Due to internal miscommunication and misunderstandings, family communication was delayed.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Another feature of Apple’s AI rollout might be delayed, but investors shouldn’t be concerned.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Illiberal leaders like Hungary's Viktor Orbán will likely obstruct efforts at deeper integration.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The body camera of the other officer stayed on, but that officer did not exit his vehicle during the shooting, and the view from that angle is partly obstructed by the closed police car door.
    Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Judges already have issued more than 40 orders to temporarily block Trump's actions.
    Susan Page, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Given iMessage blocks such links, the texts include instructions to either reply or copy the link into Safari to make payment.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The program ended in the early 1960s after a member of the CIA Inspector General's staff learned of MKUltra's experiments and ordered them to cease all experimentation on non-consenting subjects.
    Jessica Sager, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
  • On Thursday, the university, a historically Black institution, ordered the fraternity chapter to cease all activities and suspended pledging for all Greek organizations for the rest of the academic year.
    Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Kibosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kibosh. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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