stanched

verb

variants or staunched
past tense of stanch
as in stunted

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  1. stunted
  2. turned back
  3. suppressed
  4. repressed
  5. squashed
  6. squelched
  7. suspended
  8. discontinued
Verb
  • On Saturday, after a fourth-down false start penalty stunted the Rams’ first drive, Bennett threw his two best passes of the game during the next one.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Just a few hours from the Arctic Ocean, the exercise helps the Miami native narrow his view to suit a world stunted by extreme cold.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of stunted
Verb
  • The 42-year-old turned back the clock Sunday, with 10 strikeouts in seven scoreless innings against the Seattle Mariners.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Tropical Storm Dolly may have turned back into just a tropical wave on Friday, but the National Hurricane Center is now giving it as well as a new system in the Gulf a chance to develop.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of turned back
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  • When women tried to march for their rights, they were violently suppressed, and by 2023, nearly all those in Afghan jails were political prisoners, and many were tortured.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Hong Kong's independent bookstores, many of them tucked away from busy streets inside buildings, have long offered a refuge and a window to a freer world for some mainland Chinese readers seeking ideas suppressed at home.
    — KANIS LEUNG, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of suppressed
Verb
  • Tottenham, repressed for so long in their spending and ambition, are suddenly flashing the cash like a slot machine, dropping £237million ($324m) already.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The chart surge comes after Bring Me the Horizon’s early catalog was recently repressed and reissued on vinyl as part of the band’s anniversary celebration surrounding two decades of Count Your Blessings.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of repressed
Verb
  • More than 20,000 county residents signed a petition to bring the issue to voters in a ballot question in November, but the Maryland Supreme Court squashed it, citing legal problems with the question.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The scant few remaining Arm compatibility concerns revolve around old printers and proprietary apps, but these have been all but squashed for the average user.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026
Definition of squashed
Verb
  • Thousands of jobs would be lost, and Latino voices could be squelched should the deal go through as it is drawn, the LULAC leaders said.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Unfortunately, in 2026, peak activity will coincide with full moon, so most of these streaks will likely be squelched by bright moonlight.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of squelched
Verb
  • Icelanders are to vote August 29, 2026 on whether to resume entry talks with the European Union 13 years after they were suspended, in a referendum seen going down to the wire.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Latino artists, activists and musicians, suspended mid-motion, grin down at passersby.
    — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of suspended
Verb
  • Program discontinued while lawsuit proceeds Hanaway withdrew her motion for preliminary injunction, which sought to suspend the program while the lawsuit was pending, after the city ended the program.
    — Jack Harvel August 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That's possibly because Starlink briefly discontinued the perk, but not before the customer had already subscribed to the Max plan, a nuance the AI may have failed to understand.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of discontinued
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