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Recent Examples of stopper
Terry Ward, TIME, 25 July 2024
Syringes with pale-orange plastic stoppers on their needles.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Community Report Community Report, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2018
The reviews from the keepers were far from glowing, with Napoli's Reina and Manchester United's De Gea teaming up with Die Mannschaft and Barcelona stopper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen to criticize the new Adidas product.
—SI.com, 24 Mar. 2018
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Noun
For cruisers happy to go (very, very) big, this new class in cruising is an indisputable show stopper.
—Terry Ward, TIME, 25 July 2024
Syringes with pale-orange plastic stoppers on their needles.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Verb
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
The reviews from the keepers were far from glowing, with Napoli's Reina and Manchester United's De Gea teaming up with Die Mannschaft and Barcelona stopper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen to criticize the new Adidas product.
—SI.com, 24 Mar. 2018
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Golf markers sporting the presidential seal popped up at his courses.Zach Everson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The state seal has a farmer and a sailor on it, and many Maine conservatives feel that removing it would add insult to injury for the state's beleaguered agricultural and fishing industries.Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Pair with a bottle of wine or corked beverage of choice for an even more elevated gift.Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2024
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Peppers with smooth skins will be less hot than peppers that display corking.Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2024
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The costs associated with plugging wells have increased by 36 percent since 2022, including expenses for labor and materials, including cement and rigs.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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That's my little IMDb plug for any producers out there.Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
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Chill pie: Immediately cover chocolate filling with plastic wrap directly on surface, and chill in refrigerator until set, about 3 hours.Amanda Holstein, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
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The cost of just one dental filling is more than $50.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2024
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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
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The electronic differential adjusts the torque balance between the left and right rear wheels, going from fully open to fully locked (or vice-versa) in 135 milliseconds.Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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In the third installment, Bazmee retains the tropes of the first two Hindi films: a sprawling palatial mansion in which one room has been locked for years because it’s believed that a specter resides there; a royal family hiding secrets; the mysterious dancing Manjulika.Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Mayor Todd Gloria has latched onto tough-on-crime rhetoric throughout his reelection campaign, even as crime in the city recedes from its pandemic-era spike.Andrew Keatts, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Dodgers love to latch onto pitchers such as this, with great upside potential upon recovery.Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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The judge even barred the government from ever trying it on again with the Bundys over events at the family ranch.Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Americans are barred from traveling to Cuba for pure tourism but are permitted to go for family visits and educational activities.Mary Gilbert, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Stopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopper. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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