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or staunch
as in to repress
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Recent Examples of stanch
Many experts say none of those things would stanch the flow of the dangerous chemical.
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Laura Strickler, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2024
One possibility would be to stanch the flow of Han migrants, which feeds the resentment that ethnic minorities often feel.
—Sulmaan Khan, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2014
The insults and intimidation, however, have failed to stanch a growing flood of negative stories on Hegseth, including several from conservative outlets.
—Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2025
The United States and its allies can also move quickly to stanch the flow of Western dual-use goods and machinery into Russia, where they are used to equip the Russian military.
—Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
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Laura Strickler, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2024
One possibility would be to stanch the flow of Han migrants, which feeds the resentment that ethnic minorities often feel.
—Sulmaan Khan, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2014
The insults and intimidation, however, have failed to stanch a growing flood of negative stories on Hegseth, including several from conservative outlets.
—Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2025
The United States and its allies can also move quickly to stanch the flow of Western dual-use goods and machinery into Russia, where they are used to equip the Russian military.
—Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stanch
Verb
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The parents draw us into their earnest struggle to repress their horror at their children’s deviations from religious norms.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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However, this ever-growing use of technology to repress women and girls in the country also shows that women and girls continue to fight for their freedoms.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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So could a weight loss medication that blocks opiate receptors along with suppressing appetite be effective?—
Andrea Muraskin,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
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Consider the scenario of deeper economic stagnation: a prolonged downturn could significantly delay the recovery of the housing sector, exacerbating affordability struggles, and suppressing new residential construction.—
Ali Hoss,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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More than likely, they are caught, Helly is forced to go upstairs to turn back into Helena, and either Mark is murdered for doing such damage to Lumon’s plan (and for killing a Lumon executive), or Innie Mark essentially dies when Lumon also forces him to go upstairs.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
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A number of overnight flights out of L.A. were asked to turn back three to four hours into their journeys.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The government has worked to squelch any discussion about its response to the pandemic, let alone attempts to reckon with it.—
Vivian Wang,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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The defendants, who also include producer John Wells and actor Noah Wyle, filed a motion to throw out the lawsuit under California’s anti-SLAPP statute, which offers a mechanism to dismiss frivolous suits that are intended to squelch free speech.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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After more than 25 years, Des Moines plans to discontinue mosquito spraying, monitoring and testing in the upcoming season to save money.—
Jason Clayworth,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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TikTokers posted about rumors that the cake slices were being discontinued and that the full cakes would stick to the original recipe.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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As part of that pressure campaign, Trump temporarily suspended U.S. aid and intelligence sharing to and with Ukraine late last month.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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In addition to Munoz, seven other deputies remain suspended over the three murders in Tamarac.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Whereas, for example, if AI is part of a feature set, one component faulting does not necessarily cause the user to feel their tasks have been impeded.—
Agur Jõgi,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Britain’s youth are grappling with worse mental health now than 10 years ago, pushing more of them out of employment than their middle-aged peers and impeding their career growth.—
BYPrarthana Prakash,
Fortune Europe,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Stanch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanch. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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