stoppering

present participle of stopper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoppering
Verb
  • For large enterprise venues, that may mean plugging into a major CDP system and customizing it with internal resources.
    Geoff Robins, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Industry executives such as Aravind Kamireddy grasp the reality that plugging the talent gap is not an overnight solution but rather a strategic need.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Aimer’s vocals resonate with the story of the Infinity Castle movie, filling the song with strength, determination, and vulnerability.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
  • With kids settling back into school routines and store shelves filling with Halloween decor, the season is shifting.
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Online videos and orientation make the process easy to learn, and the team is there to guide the way through situations such as when the kitten is not latching or going to the bathroom.
    Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Common issues include challenges with the baby latching onto your nipple, sore nipples, low milk supply, thrush, plugged milk ducts, inflammation of the breast (mastitis), and inverted nipples.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This creamy formula blends kaolin and bentonite with bamboo charcoal powder to attract and remove pore-clogging impurities, excess oil, and buildup.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Neighbors and a long list of East County leaders have for years raised concerns about the project, from the potential for pollution near Jamacha Elementary School to the specter of dump trucks clogging evacuation routes.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The sandals feature a buckle-fastening ankle strap.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
  • As part of the plea deal, additional charges of assault with a deadly weapon, criminal threats and resisting or obstructing a peace officer were dismissed, according to court records.
    Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Ultimately, North was found guilty of destroying official documents, accepting a home security system as a gift and obstructing Congress in 1989.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By now, ChatGPT and most other LLMs have mitigated such attacks, not by squashing prompt injections, but rather by blocking the channels the prompt injections use to exfiltrate confidential information.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Okunlola, meanwhile, hasn’t allowed a single sack or quarterback hurry in 59 pass blocking snaps while playing 120 snaps, mostly at left guard.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Stoppering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoppering. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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