as in to frustrate
to prevent from achieving a goal
finally checkmated the billionaire in his attempt to take over the movie studio
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Recent Examples of checkmate
Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
The Persian word shah mat, or checkmate, indicating a position of no escape, describes the plight of Talhand at the end of the third battle.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2024
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2023
Life is a game of chess for these calculating water signs, who are constantly plotting several steps ahead in order to orchestrate an eventual checkmate.
—Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 31 July 2020
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See The Masked Singer season 12's first performance, new costumes, and Ken Jeong losing his mind
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Will the celebrity under this mask have the audience screaming checkmate or stalemate?
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
The Persian word shah mat, or checkmate, indicating a position of no escape, describes the plight of Talhand at the end of the third battle.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2024
Noun
And Callaghan made the two moves that put Canada in checkmate.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2023
Life is a game of chess for these calculating water signs, who are constantly plotting several steps ahead in order to orchestrate an eventual checkmate.
—Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 31 July 2020
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The other side: The Colorado Cattlemen's Association is frustrated with the rollout and tone at the state level.John Frank, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Republicans across the political spectrum were already frustrated with the bill.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Thus, the burden of deterrence and defense against it is not going to lighten in the near term.Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024
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Moore also has reservations about the nuclear deterrence mission of the AUKUS deal.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2024
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An administrative judge last month ordered a third union election in Bessemer after ruling Amazon had acted unlawfully to thwart the vote there.Greg Bensinger, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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After the state thwarted a Texas House panel's first attempt to summon Roberson to the Capitol, a new legal battle could ensue over the new subpoena.Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
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Since the middle of November, unidentified unmanned aerial vehicles have lit up the skies above New Jersey, startling residents and baffling military and government officials.Jared Keller, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
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At the same time, improving baffling construction can allow down to more efficiently cover specific areas to increase warmth without adding weight.Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Twenty-three years later, Uvalde proved that the priority must still be placed upon neutralization, regardless of equipment, armor and personnel training.Ryan Maxin, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Jan. 2024
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Specialist incident response providers can also assist in areas beyond the immediate neutralization of the attack, such as root cause analysis, to identify how the adversaries compromised your organization.Robert Harrison, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Maryland enjoyed its most effective offensive outing since defeating Fairleigh Dickinson, 111-85, on Nov. 18, 2005.Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
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Elsewhere on the show, World Heavyweight Champion Gunther defeated both Damian Priest and Finn Balor in a triple threat match.Joe Otterson, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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For years, Kazakhstan has worked with Jewish groups to repeal Cold War-era legislation hampering trade with the United States.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Shacks and buildings were left completely destroyed when the cyclone struck the nation hampered by poverty.Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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That makes jury sympathy or nullification more likely.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Carter’s Civil Aeronautics Board Example Conscious nullification was uppermost in mind when the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 shuttered the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB).Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Checkmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checkmate. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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