as in ends
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 stems
To store fresh dill leaves, wrap the cut dill stems loosely in a damp paper towel and store it in a resealable bag in your refrigerator’s crisper drawer.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
The appeal stems less from current financials—which remain weak—and more from the pipeline’s transformative potential, particularly olezarsen’s opportunity.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Fallout from the end of SAVE plan The sharp increase in student loan borrowers enrolled in a forbearance stems, at least in part, from the fallout of a Biden administration-era repayment plan.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
In the aftermath of the trade, one celebrity noted that the star linebacker's disconnect with the franchise stems farther back than this offseason.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Mix and match stems to create custom arrangements that suit your space.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2025
Dunbar, who chairs the Arkansas Black Mayors Association, told the Democrat-Gazette that his decision stems in part from the hostile national political climate.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
The appeal stems less from current financials—which remain weak—and more from the pipeline’s transformative potential, particularly olezarsen’s opportunity.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Fallout from the end of SAVE plan The sharp increase in student loan borrowers enrolled in a forbearance stems, at least in part, from the fallout of a Biden administration-era repayment plan.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
In the aftermath of the trade, one celebrity noted that the star linebacker's disconnect with the franchise stems farther back than this offseason.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Mix and match stems to create custom arrangements that suit your space.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2025
Dunbar, who chairs the Arkansas Black Mayors Association, told the Democrat-Gazette that his decision stems in part from the hostile national political climate.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stems
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Games Cowboys have to have When the season ultimately ends, or when there is talk of playoffs, this is one of those nights the Cowboys will look back on and curse themselves for not winning.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Nun ends on a flashback to a scene from The Conjuring, revealing that Ed and Lorraine performed an exorcism on Maurice, the man who helped Irene defeat Valak but ended up getting secretly possessed in the process.—
Emily Palmer Heller,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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John Malkovich shows up for a tangent that is meant to be expositional, but really only needlessly delays what’s coming.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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Others say that approach risks keeping critical documents under wraps and delays a fuller accounting.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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And the hope is that this creature, who's all set up to create chaos and violence, somehow stops that and changes it all.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Sep. 2025
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With the right mix of competence and strategy, engineers can create careers that are both resilient and rewarding in a world that never stops changing.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Antihydra almost certainly never halts.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Aug. 2025
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More than 50 Democratic lawmakers fled the state earlier this week, a decision that halts action on redistricting, as well as other bills in the legislature.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
8 Aug. 2025
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This blocks criminals from opening new credit lines using your information.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Its antivirus also protects your devices through the cloud and blocks threats in real-time.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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Whether the Yankees are willing to make that type of commitment to a player who will be 37 years old by the time the contract extension concludes will be perhaps the most critical question for the legendary franchise in the coming offseason.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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The dramatic decline in insect populations captured in the study underscores both the global scale of the biodiversity crisis and the pressing need for comprehensive monitoring and conservation efforts, a press release concludes.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Stems.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stems. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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