stoppers 1 of 2

plural of stopper

stoppers

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stopper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoppers
Noun
  • The project will replace seals, low side bushings, protective devices and conservator bladders in the transformers.
    D. Hunter Reardon, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • In 2020, researchers began receiving reports by citizen scientists of grey seals being preyed on by sharks.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Anything Too Tall or Too Small Avoid placing anything on a coffee table that blocks the view of the surrounding furniture.
    Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
  • In addition to Virunga National Park, Okapi Wildlife Reserve blocks the west and the north from the spread of the disease toward the big city of Kisangani, and downstream of the Congo River all the way to [the capital of] Kinshasa.
    Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • The discovery also plugs a gap in our understanding of Venus's dense atmosphere.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 May 2026
  • Another distinction is its saddle and seatpost, which form a unit that plugs into a corner of the square motor/battery assembly.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The food scraps and stalks are brought to the lab where they're dried, ground up and mixed with various natural binders and fillers leading to a compostable alternative to cement or epoxies.
    Marcella Baietto, CBS News, 1 June 2026
  • Most Southern gardeners have their vegetable garden planted, summer annuals in the ground and already blooming, containers set with thrillers, fillers, and spillers, the lawn fertilized, and their mowing routine down.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • This scale quickly clogs ordinary solar stills, much like calcium buildup ruins your bathroom showerhead.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 May 2026
  • Bednar’s white board during the playoffs never seems to have an answer for a team that takes away the rush, clogs the neutral zone and clamps down on the tempo.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 May 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
  • It has already been hastily extended with short-term patches twice this year.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 10 June 2026
  • Security teams would discover flaws in their software, vendors would bundle fixes into periodic updates, and companies would decide when to install those patches—often weekly, monthly, or even quarterly.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • In a TikTok video, Eve promotes this $15 safety device that easily latches onto the strike plate of any door.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Bad things happen when an AI chatbot latches onto one of your neuroses.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Stoppers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoppers. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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