variants
or staunch
as in to repress
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of stanch
After committing a turnover, Mara Braun answered by hitting a 3-pointer to give Minnesota a 70-65 lead and stanch some bleeding with 2 minutes, 6 seconds remaining.
—
John Shipley, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
In 2022, OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a nationwide settlement over its role in the opioid crisis, with the Sackler family members who own the company boosting their cash contribution to as much as $6 billion in a deal intended to stanch a flood of lawsuits.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
The sometimes difficult relationship with Mexican authorities has affected the ability to stanch the flow of drugs, according to US officials.
—Evan Perez, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
If not $350 million, the Post-Gazette has continued to lose enormous sums of money, and when the Block family couldn't staunch the bleeding, nobody was stepping up to buy it.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for stanch
John Shipley, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
In 2022, OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a nationwide settlement over its role in the opioid crisis, with the Sackler family members who own the company boosting their cash contribution to as much as $6 billion in a deal intended to stanch a flood of lawsuits.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
The sometimes difficult relationship with Mexican authorities has affected the ability to stanch the flow of drugs, according to US officials.
—Evan Perez, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
If not $350 million, the Post-Gazette has continued to lose enormous sums of money, and when the Block family couldn't staunch the bleeding, nobody was stepping up to buy it.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for stanch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stanch
Verb
-
Reforms often required strong executive power, largely at the expense of social stability and democratic legitimacy; protests against the IMF’s programs left scores dead as authorities repressed dissent.—
Sven van Mourik,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
-
Iran, where major protests in January were brutally repressed, has between 50% and 60% under 30.—
John Rennie Short,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Ukraine's air force, meanwhile, said its forces faced 6,462 Russian drones and 138 missiles of various types across the course of the month, of which 5,833 drones and 102 missiles -- around 90% of drones and just under 74% of missiles -- were intercepted or suppressed.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
-
Declining immigration is constraining labor supply, higher productivity is suppressing labor demand, business activity captured by our Texas Business Outlook Surveys recently moderated, and geopolitical uncertainty is elevated.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
The only way forward is to scour the space for signs of anything out of the ordinary, from changes in the ads on the wall to a sudden flood that threatens to wash you away, and to turn back if there’s an anomaly.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
-
Trains are turning back at Pearl/Arts District, Deep Ellum, Victory and EBJ Union stations.—
CBS Texas Staff,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Gracie’s discovery is squelched and this character’s value to the play comes in establishing how institutional silence can have an equally pernicious impact on confronting social hatreds.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
-
These structured habits—doing the same thing in the same place at the same time of day—were more likely to lead to long-term success than attempting to squelch counterproductive impulses in the moment.—
Francine Russo,
Scientific American,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Glock discontinued its pistol model late last year and replaced the plastic nub near the rear sight with a small steel rail in its new pistol models, known as Gen V, to solve the conversion issue.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
-
There were rumors that VW was planning to discontinue the ID.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
After an interaction with the LAPD, Steinberg has suspended activities for his Save the Cinerama Dome campaign.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
-
It was suspended on Wednesday after Israeli attacks on Lebanon, Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Though tension from your peers or co-workers may impede your drive, pausing to talk things out should minimize any issues.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
-
In January, Geren notified more than 50 of the 62 Democrats that each owes $9,200 in fines and other charges for impeding the progress of the House by not showing up in the Capitol last August as lawmakers deliberated a plan to overhaul the state's congressional map.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Stanch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanch. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
