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or staunch
as in to repress
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Recent Examples of stanch
The Trump administration, Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency have moved in recent weeks to stanch the flow of foreign aid, dismantle the agency responsible for administering it and dismiss thousands of people working for the agency at home and abroad.
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Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 13 Feb. 2025
As Spotify became the most successful music streamer on Earth, the American music industry stanched the bleeding, and revenues rebounded to pre-internet levels.
—Brad Shoup, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
That streamer in that same period posted $436 million in losses, before stanching the bleeding somewhat in Q4 with another $372 million loss.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Many experts say none of those things would stanch the flow of the dangerous chemical.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2024
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Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 13 Feb. 2025
As Spotify became the most successful music streamer on Earth, the American music industry stanched the bleeding, and revenues rebounded to pre-internet levels.
—Brad Shoup, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
That streamer in that same period posted $436 million in losses, before stanching the bleeding somewhat in Q4 with another $372 million loss.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Many experts say none of those things would stanch the flow of the dangerous chemical.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stanch
Verb
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Abscisic acid kick-starts a cascade of biochemical reactions that repress cell division and growth, while gibberellin has the opposite effect.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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They can be removed, added and relocated to activate certain genes and repress others.—
Viviane Callier,
Quanta Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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Orwell authored 1984, a bleak vision of the future where an authoritarian regime weaponizes language to suppress independent thought and rewrite history.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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However, consistent, long-term stress can wear down your immune system, exposing you to inflammation and suppressing your body's response to infections.2 UTIs occur when the urinary tract, including the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra, is infected.—
Brittany Dube,
Health,
13 May 2025
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Obama turned back and grabbed Biden's arm, guiding him backstage.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Hendricks turned back the clock on the Padres after the first inning.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2025
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In this case, people take active steps to squelch what feels unfair, inappropriate, bad or deviant.—
Jen Cole Wright,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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Chicago developers continue hatching plans for new apartment towers, and the Chicago Plan Commission has greenlit dozens of new developments, but high interest rates and borrowing costs have temporarily squelched investment.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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It’s thought that freezing and discontinuing funding to the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) since January 24, may have already led to more than 4,800 child deaths.—
Niamh Rowe,
Quartz,
8 May 2025
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In 2021, the Los Angeles Police Department discontinued its use of PredPol, a software program designed to forecast crime hot spots but was criticized for low accuracy rates and reinforcing racial and socioeconomic biases.—
Maria Lungu,
The Conversation,
6 May 2025
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Trump in January suspended the decades-old refugee program.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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The company suspended service due to a possible strike by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers rail workers union, which is seeking a labor contract for the transit agency’s locomotive engineers.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
17 May 2025
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The Justice Department announced charges against McIver on May 19 for assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement related to an altercation at a Newark immigration facility.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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The family attempted to lobby the state and local legislatures to ease up on regulations that impeded the fishing industry, and eventually the closure of their business. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The family eventually moved to Massachusetts.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2025
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“Stanch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanch. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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