stoppered

Definition of stopperednext
past tense of stopper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoppered
Verb
  • State police noticed the trailer wasn't sealed and Singh indicated the seal was inside the cab.
    Christina Hall, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • For all of his reading has driven Alonso Quixano insane, the implications of which are often skillfully occluded in some of the more romantic misrememberings of the novel.
    Ed Simon September 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The nurse checked all your bells and whistles and plugged notes into your chart before noticing that the tape holding your breathing machine in place needed adjusting.
    Jasmin 'Iolani Hakes, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
  • To stay competitive, Kleiner will need every partner plugged into the pipeline of game-changing startups and visionary founders.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The standout element of the design was the asymmetric front placket in tonal suede, fastened with a row of covered buttons.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The surface, dynamic and shimmering in its movement, is dotted with small pill packets and fake eyelashes fastened into place—static objects disrupting the fluid’s momentum.
    Theo Belci, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • TikTok has latched onto the idea that normal facial bloating equals poor health—and the problem goes far beyond misinformation.
    Georgia Casey, Allure, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Fans latched onto his overdrive vocal style, which sounded like bellows across canyons and fused trap elements into reggaeton.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Schweit said Braun was thrown in the trunk of a car and later kept chained in a snowmobile trailer.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
  • At times, the children were chained to their beds or put in cages for breaking house rules.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Stoppered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoppered. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.

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