Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stanched
Verb
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Don’t harvest cilantro that is too small or its growth may be stunted and leaves may lack flavor.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025 -
As a result, the upper-pressure ridges that have started have been stunted in their growth.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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That price is a high one and, in lieu of information on their potential backers, neither of the two parties turned back this weekend look able to meet it.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Instead, they were turned back to the locker room.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
17 Aug. 2025
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Defenders shot down or suppressed 112 drones, the air force said.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Until the 1960s, members of this Indigenous minority were discouraged from reindeer herding, and the church and state suppressed their language and culture.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Canvas City is set in a surprisingly rollerblade-first metropolis where creativity has been outlawed — art, music, and free expression have been repressed, but groups seek to fight back against the state, with more than a wink and a nod to the state of affairs around the world in 2025.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Could anyone find happiness when their spouse and job are selected for them, their preferences assiduously repressed, even their dress patterns and fabrics decided by committee?—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But Moran and Hicks squashed any late momentum, a worrisome trend for a team fighting for a postseason spot.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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But Burton quickly squashed any talk of a positional competition after a historic first few weeks.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Our own planet’s active geology squelched our ability to retain a full history of the onset of life.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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But their removal by security personnel earlier in the morning squelched those plans, according to current and former employees.—
Mike Stobbe,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Dallas Cowboys’ season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday was suspended for about an hour because of lightning in the area.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Former Houston Dynamo midfielder Hector Herrera was suspended three games in November 2024 for spitting in the direction of a referee during a regular-season match.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The first major changes to JCPS' student assignment plan came in 1984, when the district discontinued the use of the alphabetical system for middle and high schoolers.—
Krista Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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Metoclopramide, another drug frequently used to manage nausea, was discontinued by nearly a third of patients due to adverse reactions.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Stanched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanched. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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