stoppered

past tense of stopper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoppered
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
  • Despite the increasing isolation of Stalin’s Soviet Union from the rest of the world, Ioffe and his group were plugged into the international network of physicists throughout the 1920s and most of the 1930s.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Whenever guard Tyler Herro returns from ankle surgery, he’ll be plugged into the starting group likely in Mitchell’s place.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These adjustable straps keep your personal item (backpack, tote or laptop bag) securely fastened to your roller bag.
    DeAnna Taylor, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The necklace—five strands of costume pearls by Roger Scemama for Hubert de Givenchy, fastened with a crystal brooch—turned faux bijoux into cinematic iconography.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, consumers are putting their own spin on the trend by accessorizing their jeans with Labubus latched onto belt loops.
    Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
  • TikTok users quickly latched onto the mashup’s bizarre dichotomy and used the accompanying sound, which now soundtracks over 726,000 creates, to showcase everything from Halloween costumes to seemingly oppositional vibes.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This entire swap would have been a disaster of massive proportions had those two not remained chained together.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The main characters, who wake up chained to pipes, quickly realize amputating their own foot is the only means of escape.
    The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Stoppered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoppered. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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