kibosh

verb

Definition of kiboshnext
as in to hinder

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kibosh
  1. hinder
  2. impede
  3. halt
  4. stem
  5. delay
  6. obstruct
  7. block
  8. cease
Verb
  • First, the cyclical economic impact of high interest rates and restrictive monetary policy has hindered investment, and by extension, growth and hiring.
    Chris Westfall, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Related article An owl’s ‘shocking’ color should hinder hunting.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of hinder
Verb
  • Kim Kardashian Videos In India Go Viral Before Anant Ambani Wedding By Alex Gonzalez Contributing Entertainment Writer 1 Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Kim Kardashian is everywhere this holiday season, and nothing can impede her socialite status.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Under a contingency plan the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs put out in January, veterans' access to healthcare, other benefits and even memorial services won't be impeded.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of impede
Verb
  • Mitsubishi Mirage Mitsubishi previously announced plans to halt production for the Mirage, a compact hatchback, for the U.S. market late this year.
    Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The figure falls short of filming in the region when the industry was halted by strikes from actors and writers.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of halt
Verb
  • California’s population growth stems largely from international migration and natural population increases (the net result of births minus deaths) — not domestic migration.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • These challenges stem primarily from the sheer volume and variability of data required to maintain effective defenses.
    Bankim Chandra, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of stem
Verb
  • Without the ability to evaluate creditworthiness upfront, businesses often onboard high-risk clients who are likely to delay payments, switch to a competitor or default.
    Ashish Srimal, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • More than 100 flights were delayed and dozens more canceled Thursday at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of delay
Verb
  • Twenty-two of the charges, including 11 counts of obstructing free exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death and 11 hate crimes resulting in death, carried the death penalty.
    Tara Suter, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Prosecutors said in November that former Adams aide Mohamed Bahi is also weighing a plea deal in a separate case, in which he’s charged with obstructing the corruption investigation that led to the mayor’s indictment.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of obstruct
Verb
  • Researchers came to those conclusions by examining an apnea-hypopnea index, or AHI, which records the number of times per hour a person’s breathing shows a restricted or completely blocked airway.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Naloxone works by pushing the fentanyl molecules off the brain’s opioid receptors and then blocking any further fentanyl from attaching to the receptors.
    Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of block
Verb
  • Here are some other services that will cease until a shutdown would end: Duties carried out by the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP) to review an invetigate reports of misconduct or poor performance.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Florida businesses receive millions of dollars in federal contracts, payments of which would cease in a shutdown.
    Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of cease
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