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Recent Examples of stopper
Nora Colomer, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Beyond Highsmith and Adebayo, there is little in the way of defensive deterrence in the Heat’s first five, no other option in terms of a wing stopper.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
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
The insulated lid is an easy-sipping cup and a pour-through stopper helps prevent splashes.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Beyond Highsmith and Adebayo, there is little in the way of defensive deterrence in the Heat’s first five, no other option in terms of a wing stopper.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stopper
Noun
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The whole scene — seals and speedboaters alike — freeze in their tracks when the fins of two orcas begin to slice through the water toward Seal.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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The seal turned out to be the mark of a store where turn-of-the century artists in Montmartre would buy supplies.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
Verb
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As a result, certain high-wattage appliances and devices should always be plugged directly into a wall outlet to avoid overloading the power strip.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2025
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The exits that aren’t needed are plugged with what’s called a door plug.—
Jason Ogaard,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Peaches are a delicious filling for these pies any time of day!—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Add fillings to potato halves and broil: Increase oven temperature to broil.—
Amanda Stanfield,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 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 jet stream, essentially a river of air in the atmosphere that storms flow through, is locked in an almost perfect line from west to east, and will continue to funnel fast-moving storms across the northern tier of the Lower 48.—
Artemis Moshtaghian,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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Several other teams searching for a head coach have locked in their guy, including the Chicago Bears (Ben Johnson), New York Jets (Aaron Glenn), Jacksonville Jaguars (Liam Coen) and even the Dallas Cowboys (Brian Schottenheimer).—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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So far, there’s been reassurance because the virus is unable to latch onto the cells in the human upper respiratory tract.—
Lisa M. Krieger,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Unlike opioids, which work by latching onto receptor proteins on nerves in the central nervous system, suzetrigine works only in peripheral nerves—that is, those outside the brain and spinal cord.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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No reason was given for ABC News being barred from the briefing.—
Jeffrey Cook,
ABC News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Hartman better get used to skating Before serving the second game of his 10-game suspension (barring what happens in his appeal), Hartman got bag skated by the assistant coaches Thursday morning, then worked his butt off on the ice with skating and skills instructor Andy Ness.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Stopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopper. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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