as in frustrating
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as in thwarting
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as in hampering
to prevent from achieving a goal
a young man with big dreams who refused to be balked by the many challenges he faced in making them a reality
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for balking
Adjective
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Most welcomed this move, even if the timing was frustrating.—
Louis Staples,
Rolling Stone,
26 Feb. 2025 -
What’s especially frustrating to people involved in ferret conservation is that funding and staff resources were already limited heading into 2025.—
Benji Jones,
Vox,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Starting five is settling in One of the most baffling aspects of the Celtics’ six-week swoon was how poorly their preferred starting lineup was performing.—
Zack Cox,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2025
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Back in 2009, Najib thought, for some baffling reason, that Malaysia needed another state investment scheme on top of Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the real sovereign wealth fund.—
William Pesek,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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After Trump was re-elected, Customs and Border Protection said the number of crossings fell another 35% from December to January.—
Gabe Gutierrez,
NBC News,
20 Feb. 2025
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The logistics of crossing are harder for him, since he was detained and deported in New York years ago.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Citing a need to send a strong message of deterrence to other police officers, and noting the racial aspects of a case involving a White officer and Black victim, Houston sentenced LaRoche to 15 months in federal prison, nearly double what prosecutors recommended.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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That deterrence failed spectacularly on October 7, 2023.—
Jane Harman,
TIME,
9 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The case stemmed from a Groveland police officer in September 2020 stopping a Lyft car for speeding and tag lights that weren’t working.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2025
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What’s stopping organizations from reaping the benefits of AI right now?—
Jesse Todd,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The car is filled with tension, with Basel’s frustration and Yuval’s exasperation.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
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Trump was willing to give detente a shot but underwent a 180-degree turn after the first sign of frustration.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Balking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balking. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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