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verb

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Recent Examples of stopper
Noun
Senior defender Ashton Goettel is a disruptive stopper. Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025 Chaumet creation also included a stopper that transformed into a ring. Milena Lazazzera, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
Technical fabrications are still making an appearance with a lot of wind stopper luxe nylons but in shapes and silhouettes that feel more part of a rtw collection than a purely function purchase. Luisa Zargani, WWD, 18 June 2024 Like O’Rourke, this debate will be one of his best chances to stopper any more losses. Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2019 See All Example Sentences for stopper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stopper
Noun
  • That’s because food can build up or sneak into crevices within the gasket, seal, or blades.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Tighten up your house and seal windows, doors and any holes.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Carlin Karr, director of wine and beverage at Stuckey’s restaurants — including Michelin-starred and James Beard Award-winning Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder — believes roughly 1 in 10 wine bottles are off in taste, or corked.
    Jeremy Harlan, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
  • Public opposition to the fee helped cork the proposal.
    Sarah Scoles, JSTOR Daily, 11 June 2025
Verb
  • The Mets, under David Stearns, went big on bullpen help and counted on their farm system to plug a fragile rotation.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • In an effort to plug any possible leaks (but clearly not having learned any lessons), the CIA orders everyone associated with Outcome killed.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Topped with slices of baguette and plenty of cheese, this classic soup is hearty and filling.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Its grid stitch looks elegant while preventing the stuffing from bunching up, and it’s made of 100% cotton with a polyester filling that is helpful for people with allergies.
    Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Two romantic songs are bunged in, perhaps to give Triptii Dimri something to do; otherwise, she is mostly tasked with looking lovely.
    Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
  • And each subsequent image bunged into the algorithm could be used to lower the overall noise level.
    WIRED, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2023
Verb
  • And a quartet of at-large Democrats appeared to lock down their spots representing the party on the November ballot.
    Mary Ramsey Updated September 9, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Proposition 50 would lock that same culture into our election maps, giving politicians the power to protect themselves and their allies instead of voters.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The lawsuit marks the latest in a series of stumbles at Verily, which, despite raising more than $1 billion from investors, has struggled to latch onto a winning product.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The idea is to use the simple, robust components highlighted in the study to build systems that can extend quickly, latch or grasp with precision, and retract reliably.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Trump’s attorneys on Thursday had submitted an emergency request to pause a lower-court ruling, which barred Cook’s firing from taking effect while her lawsuit against the president’s action continues.
    Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Nor does the executive order bar any federal agency from continuing to offer its services, websites, and materials in Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, or hundreds of other languages spoken across the country.
    Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Stopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopper. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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