stanching

verb

variants or staunching
Definition of stanchingnext
present participle of stanch
as in repressing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stanching
  1. suppressing
  2. suspending
  3. discontinuing
  4. impeding
  5. ending
Verb
  • This legislation would ensure defendants can quickly end meritless, speech-suppressing lawsuits in federal court and recover their legal costs.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • In this way, Bon upends conventional thought to ask what if concrete infrastructure supports nature rather than suppressing it?
    Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of suppressing
Verb
  • Today, the small airport serves as the only air bridge in and out of the country, with the airspace between the the country and Dominican Republic still closed and the Bahamas suspending its flight service into the country.
    JACQUELINE CHARLES MIAMI HERALD (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In the space of six hours on Tuesday and Wednesday, Yoon shook the global community of democracies by suspending ordinary law.
    William Pesek, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of suspending
Verb
  • But to keep the federal government's approval of this expansion, Florida must comply with the federal rule that bans states from discontinuing children's health coverage during a yearlong period even when families stop paying their premiums.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Always talk to a healthcare provider before discontinuing any medication.
    Cathy Nelson, Verywell Health, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of discontinuing
Verb
  • Old equipment and years of mergers and acquisitions are likely impeding the ability of telecommunications providers to toss Beijing out of their networks.
    Sam Sabin, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
  • For individuals who are unable to pay the fines, alternative punishments could include impeding passport renewal, vehicle registration, obtaining country exit permits, or the ability to acquire or renew driver's licenses.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of impeding
Verb
  • In fact, Best Buy’s revenues have declined 4% y-o-y in the first nine months of FY 2025 (year ending Jan 2025) and also fell 11% last year in FY 2024.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Kim Kardashian is ending the year on a high note, opening the first flagship in New York City for her rapidly expanding Skims brand, on Fifth Avenue in the heart of midtown.
    Booth Moore, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of ending
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stanches

stanching

stanchion

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