as in suppressing
to hold back the normal growth of
unfortunately, an unusually dry summer seems to have permanently stunted the tree
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Recent Examples of stunting
Former President Biden took great pains to try and forgive student loans for college students, even though the cost to future taxpayers would be enormous and economically stunting.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
This is affecting business cash flow and stunting inclusive economic growth.
—Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Genius in one area of life can be stunting in other domains.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Both Franco and Reyes, who are still dealing with health issues related to the tragedy at Robb Elementary, feel this fight for information is stunting their healing.
—Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Around that time, though, the label went through a leadership shakeup, stunting its promotion and potential chart impact.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
This is affecting business cash flow and stunting inclusive economic growth.
—Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Genius in one area of life can be stunting in other domains.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Both Franco and Reyes, who are still dealing with health issues related to the tragedy at Robb Elementary, feel this fight for information is stunting their healing.
—Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Around that time, though, the label went through a leadership shakeup, stunting its promotion and potential chart impact.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stunting
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By solving MXene’s stability problem and suppressing chloride corrosion, the research delivers a material that balances conductivity, durability, and performance.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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The focus of the nearly year-long legal battle has been 23XI and Front Row accusing NASCAR and CEO Jim France of suppressing the competition, and NASCAR countersued in March.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The House spending bill would use that power as a cudgel, halting congressional approval of FASB’s budget (see page 108) until the accounting agency repeals its new disclosure rules.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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According to an Associated Press (AP) report, the strike took place as Hamas leaders met in Qatar’s capital to consider a proposal aimed at halting the nearly two-year-long war in Gaza.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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However, diminishing perceptions that a college education is very important have occurred relatively equally among both Republicans and Democrats, suggesting that other factors must also be at play.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The threat for heavy rain in South Florida is diminishing, however typical scattered thunderstorms with locally heavy downpours are still possible in the area through the weekend.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2025
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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
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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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With conditions restored on the 236-meter flight deck, Barone made multiple warm-up passes to heat the SF90’s V8 engine and then launched from the aft end, stopping safely before ascending the ramp.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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In 2020 and 2021, many endorsed the deplatforming of Covid skeptics and election conspiracy theorists, arguing that there was a public interest in stopping misinformation.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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However, cotton is prone to shrinking and fading in the wash.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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In contrast, states with shrinking industries or out-migration trends have seen hours stagnate or fall.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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These images of an expanding Kong appeared on the screen and the actors on stage in front of it flinched in horror as the dwarfing image of Kong’s bigness loomed menacingly behind them.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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In 2024, 67% of utility spending on transmission and distribution—$63 billion—went to replacements and upgrades, dwarfing the $32 billion allocated to new lines and substations.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Stunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stunting. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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