stopples

present tense third-person singular of stopple

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blocks
Verb
  • Deep below the surface of the earth, disaster strikes when a rock falls and blocks their route back to the surface.
    Caitlin White, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Typically, these formations have porous rock layers overlaid by impermeable rock that blocks upward movement.
    Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Stopples.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopples. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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