Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stanched
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Niantic Spatial’s Visual Positioning System, or VPS, solves a problem that has quietly stunted the autonomous delivery industry.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026 -
Items from the archives have dominated the red carpet in the last couple years, as a slew of creative director changes stunted the showcase of new designs.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Mar. 2026
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Bernhard’s barely contained incestuous desires (The Loser is only one of a suite of works about brother-sister love and hate, alongside Correction, The Lime Works, and Concrete) are the product of individual psychologies run amok and turned back on themselves, the offshoots of artistic monomania.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Al Otro Lado, HIAS and other groups who provided assistance to the asylum seekers who were turned back at the border argued this case is about much more than the narrow legal definition of a few words.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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That means speech around controversial issues, diet and fitness, mental health topics, sexuality, and much more will be suppressed.—
Elizabeth Nolan Brown,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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This structural scaling suppressed unwanted charge trapping and leakage currents, ensuring the chip remains electronically stable even under intense, high-dose gamma exposure.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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For generations, the Cuban dictatorship has repressed those who speak out for freedom.—
- Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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There’s an inherent troublemaking nature to him that can’t be repressed by the big Disney musical.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But rumors of the fellow 305ers hooking up were squashed over the weekend, as per Page Six.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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In the morning of pick-up day, the subject does seem squashed.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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As a result, the close relationship that Izquierdo’s Oscar could and should be building with his audience gets squelched by too much clutter.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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The Blacklist happened, livelihoods were ruined, and freedom of thought was squelched for years as Americans were pushed into a corner of fear and anger.—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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In others, objects are suspended from the ceiling, mounted above doorways, or made to float via balloon.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Campbell told lawmakers the driver who hit their family that night already had her license suspended, a result of a previous DUI conviction.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2026
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Oklahoma previously adopted digital forms of identification in 2019, but the app, OK Mobile ID, was discontinued in 2024.—
Emma Murphy,
Oklahoma Voice,
26 Mar. 2026
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The panna cotta, discontinued after the pandemic, was my favorite.—
Sammy Loren,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Stanched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanched. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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