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

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Examples

  • 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.

    grey’s anatomy recap : too much sexual healing? (season 2, episode 10) | Seattle Metblogs 2005

  • 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."

    Variety.com 2010

  • Along the thwarts half a dozen Winchesters were placed.

    THE PROUD GOAT OFALOYSIUS PANKBURN 2010

  • Also, Chrome's executable is inherently unsafe even if you run as a "limited user", which for most applications thwarts 80+% of web-borne attacks.

    Google Chrome 2 Brings New Features And Serious Speed | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • Another lay prone and listless across the thwarts as though bereft of strength; while the third, with the face of a clerk, rocked back and forth and moaned monotonously, "My God! My God!"

    CHAPTER 24 2010

  • Shoving clear, they roughly stored the supplies and dunnage out of the way of the thwarts and took their places, Ah Moy pulling bow - oar, next in order Big John and Kwaque, with Daughtry (Cocky still perched on his shoulder) at stroke.

    CHAPTER XV 2010

  • Then, too, you'll never see Bill James, the dean of the baseball sabermetricians, trip up a base runner the way the government thwarts an entrepreneur.

    Follow the Money James Grant 2011

  • Trying to stem the panic, embattled Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has promised to avoid the political dithering that so often thwarts Italian policy-making, and speedily get through parliament a package of austerity measures unveiled two weeks ago, aimed at balancing Italy's budget by 2014.

    Italy Fears Jolt Markets Alessandra Galloni 2011

  • 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.

    Debate and Compromise 2009

  • On many occasions Jack does so at great personal expense, as those he thwarts subsequently target him and his loved ones.

    2010 January 24 « Monster Scifi Show Blog 2010

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