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
The current round of liberal hand-wringing about how conservatives have become far better at driving the political conversation stems in large part from Kirk.
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The fastball is at the bottom of the zone, and that’s kind of where everything stems for me.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The fastball is at the bottom of the zone, and that’s kind of where everything stems for me.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
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.
—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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Sources said Bessent is waiting to interview current Fed members until after the blackout period surrounding next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting ends.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Atlanta Braves have a difficult decision to make with manager Brian Snitker once the season ends.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The wait can leave workers wondering what’s fair and what’s legal when an employer delays payment.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 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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When policy, innovation, and business insight align, CCU stops being a piece of green rhetoric and becomes good business.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The buck stops with the humans.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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But in the late 1970s, researchers began to learn that the drugs helped flood the brain with gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA, which in essence blocks your nervous system from receiving too many activation signals.—
P.E. Moskowitz
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The anti-blue lens blocks 90% of blue light and protects your eyes from electronics and everyday life.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
11 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 15 Sep. 2025.
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