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derail
verb as in cause not to succeed
Strong matches
Example Sentences
The story dominated headlines and threatened to derail the team, who were aiming to win their fourth drivers' championship in a row.
Sir Keir Starmer will not be "derailed" in working to end the war in Ukraine after the US suspended military aid to the country, the deputy prime minister has said.
Others are civilians who want to move there for work or marriage, but have no interest in military service, which pays as little as $447 a month and can derail families and careers.
Mexico had apparently agreed to it, but the deal was derailed by the Mexican-American War, and California lickety-split became a part of the United States.
A freight train carrying the highly toxic chemical benzene has derailed in the Czech Republic, sparking a huge fire.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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