stanch

verb

variants or staunch
Definition of stanchnext
as in to repress

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Recent Examples of stanch His second-guessing doesn’t stanch his inner torrent of bile, which continues through dinner with Irène and her mother, and goes on for another fifteen pages of emotional hypotheticals and conditionals. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026 That work moved him recently to write a column for the San Francisco Chronicle laying out reforms the state needed to make to staunch the industry’s bleeding. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026 Fahd, cradling his bloodied baby, pressing his hand to Sam’s head in a futile attempt to staunch the bleeding. — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 13 June 2026 One, a pediatric ER doctor, wrapped his arm in a makeshift tourniquet and stuffed the wound to staunch the bleeding while others called for help. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for stanch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stanch
  1. repress
  2. suppress
  3. turn back
  4. squelch
  5. discontinue
  6. suspend
  7. impede
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  • Jeffrey Jarquín, 35, was taken directly from the deportation flight to Nicaragua’s notorious Modelo prison, where he had been held previously for participating in pro-democracy marches that were violently repressed by President Daniel Ortega.
    — Ismael López, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Gordon is determined to surface elements of self that society seeks to repress.
    — Chanel Miller, Time, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of repress
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  • After security forces suppressed peaceful protests with lethal force, many opponents of military rule took up arms, plunging large parts of the country into conflict.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • What explains this difficulty in suppressing the Canal Street counterfeiters?
    — Daniel Edward Rosen, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of suppress
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  • Tight end Travis Kelce looks like he’s turned back the clock for Kansas City, which is running the ball well.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • An Israeli military official said its fighter jets had turned back before the plane landed at Tabuk.
    — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of turn back
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  • The woman's attorneys argued that the decision wrongly gives school officials wide latitude to squelch political speech based on their personal ideas of what is vulgar.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Minutes later, 10 more horses squelched through the mud on the trail in front of us.
    — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of squelch
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  • The tournament was discontinued in 1948 after Stu Hart won the trophy.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • For decades, Detroit’s Big Three like Ford have discontinued lines of fuel-efficient sedans and smaller cars to produce large SUVs and trucks with higher profit margins.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of discontinue
Verb
  • Russian assaults since Thursday have forced the full or partial closure of three of Kyiv's six road bridges, suspending traffic and causing tailbacks in the Ukrainian capital.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • One of the leading explanations for its origin goes back to an older meaning of the word ‘bucket’ — a beam or yoke from which animals could be suspended during slaughter.
    — Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of suspend
Verb
  • Wheat had asked that the subpoenas be kept secret, so as not to impede an open investigation.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Garces Perez faces one count of assaulting, resisting and impeding a federal officer.
    — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of impede

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