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or staunch
as in to repress
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Recent Examples of stanch
In a post Friday on X, formerly Twitter, Abbott did not mention the lawsuit but did tout Texas' efforts to stanch the flow of unauthorized crossings at the Rio Grande.
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John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Mar. 2024
The National Union of Healthcare Workers said that nearly 2,400 mental health workers had launched their job action after Kaiser management had turned down proposals that the union said would stanch employee turnover and improve care.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Get Citation Request Reprint Permissions When Andrés Manuel López Obrador takes office as Mexico’s president in December, his biggest challenge will be to stanch the escalating problem of criminal violence.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2018
An $11 billion merger in 2005 with another fading retail brand, Sears, led by hedge fund manager Eddie Lampert failed to stanch the bleeding.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 23 Sep. 2024
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John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Mar. 2024
The National Union of Healthcare Workers said that nearly 2,400 mental health workers had launched their job action after Kaiser management had turned down proposals that the union said would stanch employee turnover and improve care.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Get Citation Request Reprint Permissions When Andrés Manuel López Obrador takes office as Mexico’s president in December, his biggest challenge will be to stanch the escalating problem of criminal violence.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2018
An $11 billion merger in 2005 with another fading retail brand, Sears, led by hedge fund manager Eddie Lampert failed to stanch the bleeding.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stanch
Verb
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Few would lament the end of the country’s current government, especially those who have been repressed by it for 40 years.—
Richard Nephew,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Jan. 2025
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Donald Trump’s return to the presidency is expected to end four years of tight regulatory oversight (if not overreach, by some critics’ assessments), setting free the animal spirits repressed amid post-Peak Streaming pullbacks, strikes and other complications.—
David Bloom,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Demographers have found little, if any, evidence that EWIs harm or suppress the employment or wages of local people.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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To keep shooting, Pasha must suppress his rage and only dares to carry out small protests — such as playing the U.S. national anthem sung by Lady Gaga — but those are enough to earn him suspicion.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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Since 2000, Minnesota has won nine-plus games in consecutive seasons exactly once — when the Tarvaris Jackson/Gus Frerotte tag team won 10 games in 2008, and Brett Favre turned back the clock in 2009.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
17 Jan. 2025
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This was when, fearing for their own daughter, Samir’s parents decided to turn back.—
Jazzmin Jiwa,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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The bill died in committee, but similar policies sprouted up on school boards in conservative parts of the state, showing how a Republican idea that gets squelched in the state Capitol can still drive debate on an issue.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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In a bipartisan immigration package ultimately squelched when pro-Trump members refused to bring it to a vote in the House, Democrats largely agreed to measures that would have increased border security.—
Julia Ainsley,
NBC News,
8 Jan. 2025
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The vote does not discontinue the use of VAR with immediate effect, and the decision will be made at the Federal Assembly at the beginning of March.—
Ali Rampling,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Trump administration also discontinued functionalities of a government app, CBP One, used by migrants to submit their information and schedule appointments at southwest border ports of entry, according to a statement posted on the Customs and Border Protection website.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC News,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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One of his first acts was to fire and suspend some of the key personnel who helped keep our skies safe.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was hit with similar allegations, resulting in his being suspended for 11 games.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Walker, in fact, explains that one of the by-products of alcohol metabolism is a class of chemicals, known as aldehydes, that are especially prone to impede REM sleep.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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These teams all have franchise players to build around and some contracts that would impede them from fully committing to the tear-down process.—
Shayna Goldman,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Stanch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanch. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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