Checkmate and Stop

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Checkmate verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.

Usage example: finally checkmated the billionaire in his attempt to take over the movie studio

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Stop and checkmate are semantically related. in countermove topic. In some cases you can use "Stop" instead the word "Checkmate" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: checkmated, checkmating

Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

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Checkmate and stop are semantically related. You can use "Checkmate" instead the word "Stop" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

Season 9: Major Zod and his cloned Kandorian army, with Tess as a sometimes ally, and Checkmate trying to stop him.

Source: Big Bad / Live-Action TV
Chloe gets a straight one in Checkmate though, and Clark rescues her in an epic Bullet Time Stop Motion Lighting scene.

Source: Bound And Gagged / Live-Action TV

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