stanched

verb

variants or staunched
Definition of stanchednext
past tense of stanch
as in stunted

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  1. suppressed
  2. suspended
  3. discontinued
  4. ended
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  • If so, keep in mind that this is happening to remind you of your adaptability and the natural inclination to take action that’s been suppressed for far too long.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The court rebuffed arguments that prosecutors suppressed evidence of a batch of ammunition, some of which matched the bullets found on the set of the production.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of suppressed
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  • The agriculture and construction sectors have struggled to fill gaps left by Palestinians whose work permits have been suspended since October last year, pushing up prices for fresh vegetables and leading to a steep decline in housebuilding.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Xi’s party pumped tidal waves of state funds into markets, scrapped all initial public offerings, suspended trading in thousands of companies and let mainlanders pledge homes as collateral to buy shares.
    William Pesek, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of suspended
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  • Omega did drop a model in 2012 to honor this feat but discontinued it in 2021.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Tesla has officially discontinued its most affordable electric car, the Model 3 Standard Range Rear-Wheel-Drive.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of discontinued
Verb
  • After years of deciphering cryptic clues and exploring hidden locations, the search has finally ended.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The medical condition that ended Henrik Lundqvist’s playing career has set him up to make his next great save.
    Carol Schram, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of ended
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