stemming

verb

present participle of stem
as in delaying
to stop the progress or spread of (something) efforts to stem the dramatic decline of an endangered species

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Recent Examples of stemming The company has shown signs of stemming the effects of cord-cutting, posting a rare gain in subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2025 and limiting its losses to just 21,000 subscribers in the second quarter of this year. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026 And that was despite dealing with external noise stemming leading up to his tenure from when Wisconsin tried to block his transfer request. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 Brinkley said the order is intended to limit pursuits stemming only from minor violations while preserving officers’ ability to chase drivers when there is a greater threat to public safety. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026 The intervention had the effect of stemming a sell-off in the Treasury market that has pushed up yields to uncomfortable levels in recent days. — Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 There is a lot of hope for Russell stemming off of her Actor Award win this year, but she is nominated against two other women who are also on this list. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026 The United Methodist Church’s Oregon-Idaho Conference will no longer hold its annual gathering in Idaho next year over safety concerns stemming in part from Idaho laws targeting transgender and nonbinary people. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026 The union behind the initiative — the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West — says the measure is critical for stemming the budgetary bleeding from recent federal cuts to healthcare. — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 26 June 2026 The role is especially exciting for Momoa for a reason stemming back to his childhood. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stemming
  1. delaying
  2. halting
  3. stopping
  4. ending
  5. concluding
  6. impeding
  7. blocking
  8. hindering
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  • Rural leaders will probably follow the urban practice of ensuring community input – as required by Congress – before allowing tax-delaying investments by wealthy financial backers.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In a 2022 One Earth study of more than 47,000 people across 68 countries, researcher Kelton Minor and colleagues found that warmer nighttime temperatures shorten sleep, mostly by delaying when people fall asleep.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of delaying
Verb
  • Either the Chiefs or Broncos have won the division for the past 16 seasons, with Denver halting Kansas City’s nine-year streak of division championships last year.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The space agency resumed observations with the telescope late last month after halting them early this year to conserve power.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of halting
Verb
  • There is really no way to talk about the film unless one falls back on wispy vagaries and pointed allusions to cinematic precedents, or just explaining the act one set-up and then stopping with the warning that things get really weird thereafter.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Plain water can help remove waste from the blood into the urine, stopping kidney stones from forming.
    — Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of stopping
Verb
  • Michael Busch followed with a strikeout on a pitch-clock violation for calling time a second time in the at-bat, then Alex Bregman hit into an inning-ending double play on the next pitch.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Cheap cliffhanger ending aside, the rest of the episode proves an emotionally satisfying kickoff for the final stretch of the season, laying Joe’s only shot at redemption, both mortally and spiritually, at the feet of her team.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of ending
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  • The Supreme Court lifted an injunction last month after concluding the challenge was premature because USPS had not issued a final rule.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026
  • With only a few hours of the window remaining on Tuesday, Palace were concluding an extraordinary 10 incoming and outgoing deals.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of concluding
Verb
  • But what if the longer wavelengths of the embers could both extend the hours of socializing without heavily impeding our sleep cycle?
    — Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The Supreme Court has been a fitful friend to Trump in his second term, alternately enabling and impeding him.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of impeding
Verb
  • Yes, Thuney had the luxury of blocking for Brady and Mahomes, two of the best quarterbacks of all time.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Stanley is accused of blocking Rajabi’s car with his body, punching Rajabi’s window and resisting arrest.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of blocking
Verb
  • Back in Georgia, Brown is also facing a misdemeanor obstruction charge in Paulding County for lying and hindering an investigation, Paulding County Sheriff Ashley Henson told CNN affiliate WSB.
    — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
  • But Reddington disagreed, and argued that the juror appears to have a personal issue that is hindering them from being able to deliberate fairly, and that the juror should be replaced with an alternate.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of hindering

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“Stemming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stemming. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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