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or staunch
as in to repress
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Recent Examples of stanch
There was no Bennett on hand to stanch his wounds, no Charles to keep him away from the concert in the first place, to talk him down from his impossible sadness.
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Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
As for whether the federal government will ever step in to help staunch the bleeding of the mass production exodus, Lowe adds himself to a growing list of names advocating for such a move as well.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
About two hundred and fifty soldiers had signed up for service, presumably taking advantage of the generous bonuses that the Army has offered to stanch its personnel losses.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The site tried to stanch the decline with more ads, only to create a worse user experience.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
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Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
As for whether the federal government will ever step in to help staunch the bleeding of the mass production exodus, Lowe adds himself to a growing list of names advocating for such a move as well.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
About two hundred and fifty soldiers had signed up for service, presumably taking advantage of the generous bonuses that the Army has offered to stanch its personnel losses.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The site tried to stanch the decline with more ads, only to create a worse user experience.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stanch
Verb
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Instead, officials engaged in a vicious crusade to repress whoever dared challenge the outcome.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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His name has been associated with police operations carried out in the context of protests, detentions, and crowd-control actions executed by the PNB, a force that since its creation has played a central role in repressing political dissent.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Human rights activists say the blackout was also a strategic move to conceal the realities on the ground and suppress public reaction.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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As loyalty and conformity often disguised as anticommunism suppressed the fervency for civil rights that punctuated the war years, Du Bois’s conflict increased in intensity for a Black America expecting an improved quality of life in peacetime.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Quick didn’t exactly turn back the clock to the glory days, coming up with 23 of 27 stops.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The aircraft turned back and landed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, where the president and those traveling with him were set to board a different aircraft and then resume travel to Switzerland for the global economic conference.—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
21 Jan. 2026
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That moonlight will squelch all but the very brightest of meteors.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
1 Jan. 2026
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In April, the Gloria administration acted to squelch residents’ ability to stop the trash fee under Proposition 218.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Dec. 2025
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Ford recently discontinued its all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck and Stellantis ceased production of its plug-in hybrid models of the Jeep Wrangler 4xe, Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe and Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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The latter, a satirical comedy starring rapper Vince Staples, will be discontinued after two seasons.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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Metcalf was forced to sit out the last two games for the Steelers when he was suspended after getting into an altercation with a fan during the team's Week 16 game against the Detroit Lions.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The government’s immigration crackdown is next headed to a federal court where Minnesota and two mayors are asking a judge to immediately suspend the operation.—
Mark Vancleave,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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The game officials ruled that Gobert impeded Wembanyama's ability to safely land on the follow-through from his jump shot, giving him six flagrant foul points for the season.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Jan. 2026
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The city also asks residents not to physically engage with ICE operations and not to throw objects or impede federal law enforcement.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Stanch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanch. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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