STANCHING Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

stanching

verb

variants or staunching

present participle of stanch

as in repressing

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Verb

When elites are strong, dictators need to accommodate them, often by repressing outsiders to shield insiders from potential challenges.

— José Kaire, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
Normally, this modifier gene suppresses the creation of a second kind of hemoglobin, typically made only during fetal development; repressing the gene prompts cells to start making the fetal form of hemoglobin again, which acts as a backup.

— Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

Definition of repressing

Verb

Some popular advice suggests parents on appetite-suppressing medication simply not talk about it or offer vague statements about taking care of their health.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
In that sense, emotional intelligence becomes less about suppressing feelings than directing them productively.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of suppressing

Verb

And Jason Momoa, who recently starred in the game-to-movie blockbuster A Minecraft Movie, appeared to be the best guy to put behind the sci-fi series’ big, bug-squashing hand cannons.

— Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Speakers also recounted the resignation from Congress of Marjorie Taylor Greene in January, maintaining that the Republican Party is squashing its anti-Israel voices, while the Democratic Party is electing them.

— Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026

Definition of squashing

Verb

And the factors pushing people out of the labor force have implications beyond workers paying for everyday essentials, including stunting career trajectories and impacting long-term retirement savings.

— Sarah Jackson Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
Aid agencies warn the Iran war and Nigeria’s inflation could push millions more African children into poverty this year, stunting development and deepening a humanitarian crisis with far-reaching global consequences.

— Ope Adetayo, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of stunting

Verb

Cubans are planning their lives around the lights turning back on.

— Andrea Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
At times, they were seen swerving around other drivers and driving at speeds up to 95 miles per hour in the northbound lanes before getting onto the westbound I-10, exiting near downtown and then turning back toward Boyle Heights on surface streets.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of turning back

Verb

The Atlanta metro has been going back and forth between squelching heat and major storms.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Heat domes are sprawling areas of strong high pressure that act like a lid on the atmosphere, trapping heat underneath and squelching clouds and precipitation with their sinking air, resulting in thousands of excess deaths in Europe alone.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of squelching

Verb

And Trump’s priority is to lower costs for inflation-weary consumers ahead of the midterms, just suspending tariffs on imports of up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to bring cheaper foreign meat into the market.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
McDonough recalled that Dye even considered suspending the training after several actors suffered injuries.

— Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of suspending

Verb

Brinkley said the order is intended to limit pursuits stemming only from minor violations while preserving officers’ ability to chase drivers when there is a greater threat to public safety.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
The intervention had the effect of stemming a sell-off in the Treasury market that has pushed up yields to uncomfortable levels in recent days.

— Steve Liesman,Matt Peterson, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of stemming

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