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or staunch
as in to repress
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Recent Examples of stanch
The insults and intimidation, however, have failed to stanch a growing flood of negative stories on Hegseth, including several from conservative outlets.
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Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2025
The United States and its allies can also move quickly to stanch the flow of Western dual-use goods and machinery into Russia, where they are used to equip the Russian military.
—Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
Banks howled at the FBI to shut the fraud down and stanch the losses.
—Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2017
Would a more vigorous concentration on working-class concerns have helped stanch Trump’s appeal, or would a more adventurous media strategy have paid dividends?
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2025
The United States and its allies can also move quickly to stanch the flow of Western dual-use goods and machinery into Russia, where they are used to equip the Russian military.
—Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
Banks howled at the FBI to shut the fraud down and stanch the losses.
—Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2017
Would a more vigorous concentration on working-class concerns have helped stanch Trump’s appeal, or would a more adventurous media strategy have paid dividends?
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stanch
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Trump ran an openly authoritarian campaign in 2024, pledging to prosecute his rivals, punish critical media, and deploy the army to repress protest.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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China grandstands about Gaza while repressing a Muslim community within its own borders.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2025
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We’ve been conditioned to lead like men, to suppress our intuition, our empathy, and our softness.—
Dr. Brittany Chambers,
Forbes,
7 Feb. 2025
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The censors suppressed or bowdlerized countless works of genius.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2025
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Days later, on February 5, another group of 23 migrants was encountered re-entering Honduras from Guatemala after deciding to turn back from Mexico.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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Celebrities like Hailey Bieber and wellness enthusiasts are getting routine NAD+ infusion therapy in an attempt to turn back the clock on aging.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
8 Feb. 2025
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The mere threat appears to be squelching freedom of thought and intellectual exploration in Texas universities already.—
Katie Scofield,
The Conversation,
27 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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Lifeguard services at Carver County beach facilities have been discontinued for 2024, according to a measure approved at the Carver County Board of Commissioners’ Feb. 6 meeting.—
Chuck Rupnow,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Around 65% of patients without diabetes discontinued GLP-1s in less than one year, according to a study published Friday in JAMA Network Open, a medical journal.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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Hamas has suspended its plan to release more Israeli hostages, citing alleged breaches of the ceasefire by Israel, while Israeli officials warn that military action will resume if the agreement collapses.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The burger giant saw customer visits weaken following an E.coli outbreak that started on October 22 and forced McDonald's to temporarily suspend sales of its Quarter Pounder hamburgers in a fifth of its 14,000 U.S. restaurants.—
Savyata Mishra,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Along with carrying out mass deportations, his second administration has vowed to prosecute anyone who impedes their immigration enforcement operations.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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The practice is now impeded by ever more protective drone squadrons of P.R. people, although Prince Andrew’s ruinous television interview is a prime example—the disingenuous reporter meets the insufficiently self-aware subject, and blood is spilled.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Stanch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanch. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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