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Recent Examples of stopper
Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
The other captain, junior Lauren Allen, is the defensive stopper and the Bulldogs have two quality goalies in experienced junior Claire Odenwalder and talented freshman Ava Spieker.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Community Report Community Report, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2018
The reviews from the keepers were far from glowing, with Napoli's Reina and Manchester United's De Gea teaming up with Die Mannschaft and Barcelona stopper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen to criticize the new Adidas product.
—SI.com, 24 Mar. 2018
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Noun
Lindal remains Libertyville’s unabashed defensive stopper.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
The other captain, junior Lauren Allen, is the defensive stopper and the Bulldogs have two quality goalies in experienced junior Claire Odenwalder and talented freshman Ava Spieker.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
Facebook Advertising Works On April 3, game wardens received an Operation Game Thief crime stoppers call alleging an individual was trying to sell an alligator on Facebook.
—Community Report Community Report, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2018
The reviews from the keepers were far from glowing, with Napoli's Reina and Manchester United's De Gea teaming up with Die Mannschaft and Barcelona stopper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen to criticize the new Adidas product.
—SI.com, 24 Mar. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stopper
Noun
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Vandersloot wants to be the veteran who rewards Cardoso’s high seals with pinpoint over-the-top lobs and builds more efficient finishing opportunities for Reese at the rim.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Though seals breed between late October and December, there are still seals at the nearby breeding sites, potentially including young seals.—
Lauren Lowman,
WIRED,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The brash freshman who spent much of the season bragging to teammates about his power corked a bat to crush balls even farther.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
20 Aug. 2024
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Pair with a bottle of wine or corked beverage of choice for an even more elevated gift.—
Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
9 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Trying to plug leaks, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have succeeded in what can be shown to whom in their legal conflict with Justin Baldoni, at least for now.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2025
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With the aim of making Gemini more personal to you, Google is also plugging Flash Thinking Experimental into a new source of data: your search history.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Mar. 2025
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Everything in this recipe is made with love, from the tomato sauce to the filling which is tenderly wrapped in the softened cabbage leaves.—
Mary Alice Russell,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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The high fill power loft indicates that the filling has long-lasting firmness, which can be ensured with proper care.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Two romantic songs are bunged in, perhaps to give Triptii Dimri something to do; otherwise, she is mostly tasked with looking lovely.—
Anupama Chopra,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Nov. 2024
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And each subsequent image bunged into the algorithm could be used to lower the overall noise level.—
WIRED,
WIRED,
19 Mar. 2023
Verb
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Obviously, acting so quickly as to prevent the attacker from being able to lock you out in the first place would be best, and that means employing a phishing-resistant authentication methodology like a passkey, would be ideal.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Boston is essentially locked into the No. 2 spot within the East standings barring any dramatic occurrences down the stretch.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But even pinned down, Augustin reportedly latched onto his sister’s hair and pants, refusing to release his grip as authorities arrived.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Parents in rural areas also often lack the basic knowledge about the practical side of breastfeeding, including how much milk a newborn needs to drink, how to properly latch, and how to count wet diapers as a means of understanding how much milk their newborns are drinking.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
5 Mar. 2025
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The ban barred entry of Syrian refugees and temporarily suspended the entry of individuals from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.—
Rebecca Schneid,
TIME,
15 Mar. 2025
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Palestinian official says no fuel left for wells For two weeks, Israel has barred the delivery of food, fuel and other supplies to Gaza’s roughly 2 million Palestinians, and cut electricity to the territory a week ago, to pressure Hamas to accept the new proposal.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Stopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopper. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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