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as in to cork
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Recent Examples of stopper
Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2025
His systematic dismantling of one of the league’s top defenses — led by two premier point-of-attack stoppers on a team with championship pedigree — silenced the tired trope that in a league full of giants, a 6-foot-1 guard can’t control the game.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
SI.com, 13 May 2018
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
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Noun
Brown was later considered one of the best defensive linemen on the free agency market this past offseason — and with the Panthers on the lookout for a run stopper, Brown cashed out on Day 1.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2025
His systematic dismantling of one of the league’s top defenses — led by two premier point-of-attack stoppers on a team with championship pedigree — silenced the tired trope that in a league full of giants, a 6-foot-1 guard can’t control the game.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
Verb
Alexandre Lacazette and substitute Danny Welbeck both had one-on-one chances to score but both were thwarted by Terriers stopper Jonas Lossl.
—SI.com, 13 May 2018
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stopper
Noun
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The Washington Examiner confirmed that in at least two federal cases relating to the disgraced financier and his former girlfriend and primary associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, judges have numerous filings still under seal.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
11 July 2025
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After all, snowmobiles can’t smell seals or polar bears, nor travel quietly enough to avoid scaring off potential prey.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Public opposition to the fee helped cork the proposal.—
Sarah Scoles,
JSTOR Daily,
11 June 2025
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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
Verb
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Don’t plug too many appliances into the same outlet, and don’t rely on power strips for heavy-duty appliances, such as air conditioning units.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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The European Union is racing to plug a shortfall of as much as $19 billion in Ukraine’s 2026 annual budget.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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The mozzarella in the filling mixture sort of serves as a binder or glue; without it, the cream cheese filling would be all oozy and might squish out of the chicken.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
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The chief dentist leads and manages dental care services for patients, including exams, cleanings, fillings, oral surgery and other treatments based on patient needs.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 July 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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The rising star is already locked and loaded with two other big movies after this.—
Benjamin VanHoose,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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Smith, 26, ranked fourth among all NFL interior offensive linemen in ESPN’s survey of coaches, executives and scouts, so the Chiefs would love to lock in a multi-year deal.—
Pete Grathoff
July 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Not exactly definitive, but the kind of circumstantial evidence people latch onto and start dating rumors over.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
11 July 2025
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Their front legs are equipped with claws to latch onto their prey and inject a venomous saliva.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Many states expressly bar lifers, and virtual lifers, from rehabilitation programs, college education, and any opportunity beyond their cells, favoring those who will one day be released into society and might contribute to it.—
Brooke Allen,
New Yorker,
12 July 2025
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Detroit Thermal is temporarily barred from performing work in the historic Mies van der Rohe District of Detroit’s Lafayette Park neighborhood amid a legal battle between residents and the utility company over plans to reopen a steam heat network underneath their property.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
12 July 2025
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“Stopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopper. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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