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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoppering
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From Earth’s vantage point—right along the faraway magnetar’s equator—the wobbling disk acted like a film projector’s shutter, periodically occluding our view of the dead star supercharging SN 2024afav.
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For example, if a ball rolled behind some occluding object and temporarily disappeared from view, the model generated an error when the ball didn’t reappear from behind the object in future frames.
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Today, implementing standards and plugging these gaps is the province of compliance.
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It’s been so interesting to hear about plugging and abandonment issues from a different perspective.
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Soccer fans have already been filling seats at new businesses like El Tesoro, the Irish Exit, Glide Pizza and the immersive entertainment destination Cosm.
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After two devastating quakes, first responders were fishermen, doctors and emigres returning from abroad — a grassroots campaign filling a government void.
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This anti-theft bag converts from tote to crossbody to backpack and is packed with smart security features, including RFID-blocking pockets, locking zippers, and a chair-lock loop.
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The giveaway turned a legal stalemate into a community event, bringing traffic-clogging crowds, heartfelt thanks and rare applause for a grower accustomed to seeing his labor go largely unnoticed.
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Teams who already slack way off Green defensively would also force James to beat them from the outside while clogging as much space for Curry to operate.
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Berhalter tied the score again four minutes into the second half, latching onto a loose ball at the top of the penalty area and one-hopping a right-footed shot just inside the near post.
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As the president and his fellow Republicans try to balance a pro-tech agenda with constituents’ concerns, at least one key administration official and several GOP lawmakers are latching onto the reports of foreign influence campaigns.
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Within Venezuela, activists have accused authorities of obstructing relief efforts.
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The passenger rail service said that eight cars and two locomotives derailed after striking the dump truck that was obstructing the crossing.
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The vest inflates by pulling it through your kid’s arms and fastening the belt.
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Technicians seated along an assembly line were fastening artificial tendons to the fingers to link them with actuators in the wrist.
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“Stoppering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoppering. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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