stanched

variants or staunched
past tense of stanch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stanched
Verb
  • However, their progress has been stunted due to the fragile nature of qubits.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Helene has stunted that growth.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • It would have been turned back on at the request of the hotel, Zaya said.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Another witness, Sylvester Ramirez, said the ride was turned back on after one carriage had broken off.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Defenders downed or suppressed 439 drones and 39 missiles, the air force said, with eight other missiles failing to reach their targets.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement Amazon still faces another lawsuit brought by the FTC in 2023, which alleged that the company is an exploitative monopoly and illegally suppressed competition among online marketplaces.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This Committee was initially created during the McCarthy Era, a dark time when the federal government repressed and persecuted American citizens for their political beliefs.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
  • There are so many things that are being repressed here, and when Vivian brings them up her mother reacts poorly.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But Keegan Bradley said the beef was squashed shortly afterward.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Its planned debut comes amid an influx of big cybersecurity deals and during a resurgence in IPO activity after soaring inflation and interest rates squashed appetite for tech deals.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Every threat to the Guinness family has been quickly squelched, complications like Olivia’s pregnancy aside, everything seems to be going quite well, honestly.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Those plans were squelched that June.
    Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Athletic previously reported how the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the body responsible for refereeing in England, suspended Viccars when the allegations first came to light.
    Tom Burrows, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Chinese buyers have now pivoted to Argentina, which recently suspended taxes on soybean exports ahead of a pledge from the White House to bail out Buenos Aires’ ailing economy.
    Semafor Events, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Established in 1881 as a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, the brand was acquired by Brown-Forman in 1936 and discontinued in 1968.
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The Shani line was ultimately discontinued, and Shani and the associated dolls were absorbed into the overall Barbie line.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Stanched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanched. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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