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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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Ed’s monstrous behavior under the influence of cortisone shatters the veneer of middle-class gentility to reveal the fault lines repressed beneath it.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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With the movie itself proving its might across three different categories, Morris’ absence begs the question: How? —Joey Nolfi 12 of 13 SNUB: Challengers score Time to compress and repress your rage, as the Academy pulled the aux cord out from one of the best original scores of 2024.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
23 Jan. 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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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
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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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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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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
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The company discontinued operations of its subsidiary Race Day Mortgage, Inc. in December 2023 due to low loan demand and lack of profitability.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
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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Platt was suspended the day after a Jackson County jury verdict awarded former city communications director Chris Hernandez nearly $930,000 in damages in his whistleblower lawsuit against the city.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Records showed that Worthy had been arrested Friday by deputies and held in the county jail on a charge of assault on a family or household member in which their breath was impeded, or choking in common terms.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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Kansas City Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy was arrested Friday and booked into a central Texas jail on suspicion of assault of a family member by impeding breathing/circulation, according to Williamson County, Texas jail records.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Stanch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanch. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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