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Nick Crain, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
With a plethora of stoppers — many of which should be in consideration for defensive accolades this season — the Thunder should be one of the most difficult teams to score on in the 2024-25 campaign.
—Nick Crain, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
Community Report Community Report, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2018
The reviews from the keepers were far from glowing, with Napoli's Reina and Manchester United's De Gea teaming up with Die Mannschaft and Barcelona stopper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen to criticize the new Adidas product.
—SI.com, 24 Mar. 2018
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Noun
On the perimeter, Lu Dort has been the Thunder’s defensive stopper for the past few seasons.
—Nick Crain, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
With a plethora of stoppers — many of which should be in consideration for defensive accolades this season — the Thunder should be one of the most difficult teams to score on in the 2024-25 campaign.
—Nick Crain, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
Verb
Facebook Advertising Works On April 3, game wardens received an Operation Game Thief crime stoppers call alleging an individual was trying to sell an alligator on Facebook.
—Community Report Community Report, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2018
The reviews from the keepers were far from glowing, with Napoli's Reina and Manchester United's De Gea teaming up with Die Mannschaft and Barcelona stopper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen to criticize the new Adidas product.
—SI.com, 24 Mar. 2018
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“Stopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopper. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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