kiboshing

Definition of kiboshingnext
present participle of kibosh

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kiboshing
Verb
  • Two temporary rulings had been issued in January, when the states sued, that blocked the federal governmentfrom holding back the funding, with the latest set to expire on Friday.
    Geoff Mulvihill, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Two temporary rulings had been issued in January that blocked the federal government from holding back the funding, with the latest set to expire on Friday.
    Geoff Mulvihill, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Advocates warn that cutting off the child care subsidies could have deep impacts.
    Geoff Mulvihill, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
  • That includes promoting financial education, encouraging competition among lenders, and supporting policies that increase transparency without cutting off opportunity.
    Julio Fuentes, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • If the patient moves, the system can react instantly, shutting off the beam to help prevent harm to healthy tissue, according to a press release.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Feb. 2026
  • When the construction project starts next year, the road into the basin will be closed, shutting off access to the area.
    Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • This negative space French tip captures the nostalgia of cutting out paper hearts for your valentine.
    Rebecca Norris, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Roll the dough to a 1/4-inch thickness and chill the dough slightly before cutting out with the round cutter of your choice.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • While that thankfully hasn't been the case this year, the county did have a hit-and-run involving a semi breaking off a snowplow mirror.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • In that unlikely scenario, there would be a risk of debris breaking off the asteroid and hitting Earth.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Millions of dollars in federal funds were set to flow once again to the Hudson River Tunnel Thursday night, after a federal court order blocking the bucks expired.
    Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
  • While the popularity of these app-blocking devices increases (Novelli said the company has sold more than 60,000), questions remain about their efficacy when the people who buy them are mainly discovering the devices through the internet—and talking about them on social media.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The justification for this war isn’t about stemming the flow of drugs.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Heritage is another organization that has been at the center of the conservative civil war, stemming partly from its President Kevin Roberts in October defending Carlson for interviewing Fuentes, which Roberts later apologized for.
    Emily Brooks, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Bushman, who was posted with the CDC, got a medical waiver delaying her deployment on account of stress and grief.
    Amy Maxmen, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
  • His company has mitigated tariff expenses by delaying store expansion and purchasing roasting equipment before the tariffs went into effect.
    Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Kiboshing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kiboshing. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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