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Definition of "thwarts" [thwarts]

  • Plural form of thwart. (noun)
  • Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thwart. (verb)

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Use "thwarts" in a sentence
  • "His being on call thwarts her plan for a make up make out session that night; so she proposes an on the job hookup since people have sex in Seattle Grace Hospital all the time."
  • "In a dissent, U.S. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh wrote that the rule now "thwarts" the government's interest in competion, and that its "infringement on the editorial and speech rights of cable operators and cable programmers cannot be squared with the First Amendment.""
  • "Compromise is a wonderful thing in many areas of life, but when it comes to businessdecision making and strategy, compromise thwarts passion, waters down strategy and invites internal politics."