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stymie
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stymie, stymy
Golf (formerly) a situation on the green in which an opponent's ball is blocking the line between the hole and the ball about to be played: an obstructing ball may now be lifted and replaced by a marker


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They see the environmentalists as enemies, so when Jed's research stymies their plans to blame the bison for infecting their cattle, they will do anything to stop him.
The problem that stymies all development in the Valley is the absence of an overall city plan, one that balances competing local interests while taking into account all future needs.
This property also stymies growth of tumor cells (SN: 11/20/99, p.
 
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