stanch

variants or staunch

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Recent Examples of stanch Two tourniquets had to be applied to stanch the bleeding, and he was airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where surgeons performed emergency surgery to save his leg. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025 Photos from the crime scene published by Bild show blood on the tram's floor and tissues used by bystanders attempting to stanch the bleeding. Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025 Others rushed to stanch their coworkers' bleeding. Davis Winkie, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025 While Charter seems to have stanched the bleeding in video, the company lost far more broadband customers than had been anticipated. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for stanch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stanch
Verb
  • This week is pushing you to speak up and stop repressing your truth.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Critics, though, have argued that these efforts are serving to distract from the country’s record of repressing free speech and dissent, as well as human rights violations, which have been widely reported.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That hearing was expected to include Mitchell and her top prosecutors taking the stand to defend their decisions and prove that charging the protesters was not meant to suppress their viewpoints.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Most of us are socialized not just to suck it up, never to cry or show emotions, but also to suppress, go silent, hide, run away, act as if there is no agony.
    Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In November, millions of Americans will turn back their clocks, marking the end of daylight saving time in 2025.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Most of the group turned back, but the teen decided to try it out, reportedly relying on her experience, according to On The Verge.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But Gustavsson made a pad save to squelch the scoring opportunity.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Then, civic leaders and voters can openly debate the wisdom of squelching free speech and unfettered human inquiry.
    James Druckman, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The states’ lawsuit warned that discontinuing the grant funding would irreparably harm students, leaving many rural and low-income schools without mental health providers or services critical to students’ safety and well-being.
    Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The Tropical Storm Warning in effect for Haiti has been discontinued.
    MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Elmahdi is being charged with operating while intoxicated with passengers under 16 years of age, possession of THC, reckless driving endangering safety, operating while suspended, operating without insurance and a child safety restraint violation.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Trump didn’t commit to suspending the tariff hikes, nor raised any conditions during their talks, Lula said.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Six citizens were arrested for impeding and threatening to kill agents.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Martinez has pleaded not guilty to a charge of assaulting, resisting, and impeding officers.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Stanch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanch. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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