stanched

verb

variants or staunched
past tense of stanch
as in stunted

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  1. stunted
  2. turned back
  3. suppressed
  4. repressed
  5. squashed
  6. squelched
  7. suspended
  8. discontinued
Verb
  • VanSumeren played both positions with the Eagles over three seasons, although injuries have stunted his evolution.
    — The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 8 July 2026
  • This lack of competition has stunted the organizational capacity of both the Democratic and Republican Parties, rendering them hollow and unable to cultivate, train, or support a pipeline of young candidates.
    — Peter Gosselin, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of stunted
Verb
  • Sandy Creek has sat idle since a major failure last year and isn’t expected to be turned back on until March 2027.
    — Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
  • After his father was repeatedly brought to an operating room at a hospital in Kandahar and turned back without surgery, Amiri posted a video describing the ordeal.
    — Fatima Faizi, NPR, 10 July 2026
Definition of turned back
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  • Why use glyphosate For well over a century, the state and federal government aggressively suppressed all fire in California forests — many of which were adapted to low-severity flames that rolled through the understory every five to 20 years.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 123 drones into the country in its latest wave, of which 108 drones were shot down or suppressed.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Definition of suppressed
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  • The government of husband-and-wife copresidents, Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, has been carrying out an all-out crackdown on dissent since mass social protests in 2018 that the government violently repressed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
  • Typically, ghosts show up in literature when something that has been repressed escapes and becomes everyone’s problem.
    — Sarah Schulman, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
Definition of repressed
Verb
  • The scant few remaining Arm compatibility concerns revolve around old printers and proprietary apps, but these have been all but squashed for the average user.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026
  • In one montage played for laughs, an emperor is squashed by a panda and a king is beheaded, although there is no blood or guts to speak of.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of squashed
Verb
  • For a century, since successive Red Scares squelched socialism in this country, the left has been in a defensive crouch.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
  • With five miles of walls and hundreds of cannons guarding the harbor, Suomenlinna squelched the Russian threat (at least for the time being).
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
Definition of squelched
Verb
  • The eight pilots involved were temporarily suspended shortly after the flight, Maj.
    — Elise Spenner, ABC News, 10 July 2026
  • At Herat University, notices posted at the entrance warn that no one may enter with a smartphone, and the restriction extends into student dormitories, where Wi-Fi service has also been suspended.
    — Fatima Faizi, NPR, 10 July 2026
Definition of suspended
Verb
  • Los Angeles is one of dozens of American cities that have discontinued its use of Flock cameras in the last year.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • In 2018, the distillery discontinued that 6-year-old bourbon and replaced it with a 7-year-old version with a higher price tag and new packaging.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 July 2026
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