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Foilled

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition: To prevent someone from succeeding in their plans or achieving their goals by deceit or trickery.

Sense 1: To deceive or cheat someone out of their deserved outcome.

Usage:

• She foilled her opponent's attempts to win the championship by using illegal tactics.
• The con artist foilled innocent people out of their hard-earned money.

Sense 2: To thwart or hinder the progress or development of something.

Usage:

• The heavy rain foilled our plans for a picnic in the park.
• The technical difficulties foilled our attempt to livestream the event.

Sense 3: To expose or reveal someone's deceitful or fraudulent actions.

Usage:

• The brave whistleblower foilled the company's attempt to cover up the financial fraud.
• The journalist's in-depth investigation foilled the politician's attempts to hide corruption.

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