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or staunch
as in to repress
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Recent Examples of stanch
The Trump administration, Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency have moved in recent weeks to stanch the flow of foreign aid, dismantle the agency responsible for administering it and dismiss thousands of people working for the agency at home and abroad.
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Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 13 Feb. 2025
As Spotify became the most successful music streamer on Earth, the American music industry stanched the bleeding, and revenues rebounded to pre-internet levels.
—Brad Shoup, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
That streamer in that same period posted $436 million in losses, before stanching the bleeding somewhat in Q4 with another $372 million loss.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Many experts say none of those things would stanch the flow of the dangerous chemical.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2024
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Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 13 Feb. 2025
As Spotify became the most successful music streamer on Earth, the American music industry stanched the bleeding, and revenues rebounded to pre-internet levels.
—Brad Shoup, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
That streamer in that same period posted $436 million in losses, before stanching the bleeding somewhat in Q4 with another $372 million loss.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Many experts say none of those things would stanch the flow of the dangerous chemical.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stanch
Verb
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Abscisic acid kick-starts a cascade of biochemical reactions that repress cell division and growth, while gibberellin has the opposite effect.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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They can be removed, added and relocated to activate certain genes and repress others.—
Viviane Callier,
Quanta Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Eight engines, three water tenders, two dozers and one hand crew are working to suppress the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
26 May 2025
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And in 1955, the McGee Fire burned through much of Converse Basin, consuming second-growth sequoias and demonstrating the dangers of suppressing all fires.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
Verb
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The two occupants of the jet ski stopped and started to turn back, but then sped away after apparently realizing Moore was injured.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 May 2025
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Given that plastics are originally made as a by-product of fossil fuels, the idea that they can be turned back into fossil fuels shouldn’t be so surprising.—
Josiah Neeley,
Oc Register,
21 May 2025
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But in this special, out May 26, Birbiglia puts on the extra-long waders and squelches in.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
23 May 2025
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The letter said otherwise, threatening to squelch any inquiry that ran afoul of its dictates.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Booz Allen’s civil business is slated to see workforce reductions as federal agencies, including the Department of Defense have discontinued or are reviewing business agreements with contractors.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
24 May 2025
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In one case, discontinuing the semaglutide resulted in normal saliva production being restored.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
Verb
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On May 11, Rollins suspended imports of live cattle, horses and bison across the southern border to combat the spread of screwworm.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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However on Thursday, a federal appeals court temporarily suspended the lower court's order, allowing the White House to continue collecting import levies for now.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
Verb
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The Justice Department announced charges against McIver on May 19 for assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement related to an altercation at a Newark immigration facility.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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The family attempted to lobby the state and local legislatures to ease up on regulations that impeded the fishing industry, and eventually the closure of their business. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The family eventually moved to Massachusetts.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2025
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“Stanch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanch. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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