stoppers 1 of 2

Definition of stoppersnext
plural of stopper

stoppers

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stopper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoppers
Noun
  • Those seals breed on shore, and 2023 and 2024 saw a 90% pup mortality, according to Kovacs.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The seals’ population decline is also tied to climate change, the IUCN found, which is reducing the availability of krill, their main food source.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • For older systems, travelers can purchase additional accessories like AirFly, which plugs into the headphone jack and connects to wireless headphones via Bluetooth.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Her lending company plugs those sorts of details — student transcripts and internship experiences, for example— into an algorithm that determines the likelihood applicants will complete college, get a job and make enough money to pay back the loan.
    James Pollard, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • While two of those three bills from Illinois lawmakers would cut off new or expanded budget gap fillers for the city, Pritzker’s latest budget proposal would also essentially reduce another.
    Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The old Brewmaster’s office has been converted to a lovely courtyard, and in Elephant Cellar—named after the giant brew tanks—original caps still line the wall, and 3,000-pound bottle fillers have become one-of-a-kind chandeliers.
    Rebecca Deurlein, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • To address this, Ivo uses a multi-step pipeline that chains together more than 400 model calls for each contract review.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Tokyo Central is owned by Japanese company Pan Pacific Retail Management, which also runs the grocery chains Gelson’s and Don Quijote.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Choose sustainable solutions, not quick, leaky patches.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • But there are patches of sun, too.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Shiok, a Singaporean restaurant that operated for 25 years in Menlo Park before facing eviction last year, will be returning to the city just blocks away from its former home.
    Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The frames retail outside China for $599; that’s less than the Meta Ray-Ban Display, which starts at $799 but is not officially sold in China, where a firewall blocks access to Facebook.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Bad things happen when an AI chatbot latches onto one of your neuroses.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 8 Apr. 2026
  • As the Ivorian latches onto the through pass, Ryan Longman appears into shot, finishing first-time from a cutback to put the away side into the lead.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Beyond those fragrant fillings was a rich history of the monastery dating back to the 10th century.
    Marlise Kast-Myers, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Dental hygienists perform cleanings but cannot do invasive work such as permanent fillings and are not trained to identify oral cancers.
    Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Stoppers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoppers. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.

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