thwarted

verb

past tense of thwart
as in frustrated
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 thwarted Every time the twitchy little bug stops for a moment, Snaggletooth focuses to prepare a pounce, only to be thwarted as the fatty snack buzzes to another spot in the nest. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026 The local ceasefire is due to last through Saturday, or longer, though deep mistrust between Russia and Ukraine has thwarted previous attempts at ceasefires. — ABC News, 26 Oct. 2026 Mattel thwarted restive shareholders by inviting one of them to come inside and play. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Just weeks after the experiment ended, a prison uprising at Attica Correctional Facility in New York was thwarted with deadly force, resulting in 43 deaths. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 The loss thwarted Cleveland’s chance at a World Series championship, extending its drought to 78 years. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 Long before launch, the team faced obstacles that nearly thwarted the endeavor — chiefly, two rejections from NASA — before finally securing the green light for the $1 billion project under the New Frontiers Program in 2011. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026 In short, Kroger tried hard and was thwarted by the regulators. — Shubha Ghosh, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 At times, officers’ efforts have thwarted potential school shootings. — Rosie Cima, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thwarted
  1. frustrated
  2. hampered
  3. baffled
  4. foiled
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  • The tight margins, after campaigning by both sides, show the measure is a tricky one for Californians who value environmental protections but are frustrated by the state’s high housing and utility costs, Baldassare said.
    — Andrew Graham October 27, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Some of his closest Middle East advisers, including his son-in-law Jared Kushner, had grown frustrated with the Israeli leader.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of frustrated
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  • Cocoa production was hampered by extreme-weather issues for years, causing prices for the crop to surge.
    — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • O’Connor, conversely, may be hampered by his sympathetic warmth.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of hampered
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  • On a lesser show, Lee would have thrown Dale a meaningful look, baffled that the material world was aligning with the woo-woo.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Beyond being frustrated with the secrecy, locals said they were baffled by the lack of specifics and clarity the stakeholders had about the project, per the records.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of baffled
Verb
  • Also — and this could be its killer feature — the Nook fully foiled my squirrels.
    — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026
  • After building an action camera capable of tracking speedy cyclists and skiers, HoverAir decided to tackle a foe that had foiled other consumer drone manufacturers.
    — Max Cea, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of foiled

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