stoppered

verb

past tense of stopper
1
as in corked

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2
as in sealed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoppered
  1. occluded
  2. sealed
  3. plugged
  4. fastened
  5. latched
  6. chained
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  • The administration of antibiotics would trigger a second pathogen that had been occluded inside the first.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
  • Instead, the missing silver may have been right there, in the sun all along, simply occluded from astronomers' view by tricks of physics.
    — Rahul Rao, Space.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of occluded
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  • State police noticed the trailer wasn't sealed and Singh indicated the seal was inside the cab.
    — Christina Hall, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Definition of sealed
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  • Also mentioned around the time of the Remix reveal was an imminent update to the standalone base Polymega unit, which doesn’t need a PC t0 run and can be plugged directly into a TV or monitor via HDMI.
    — Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • What a new staff means for Benton The previous coaching staff immediately plugged Benton in as a nose tackle in the base defense and was reluctant to move him.
    — Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of plugged
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  • Clasping my head is a swimmer’s cap of electrodes fastened under my chin.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The map shows other towers close by, each radiating a string that is fastened to the map when other towers radio in readings.
    — Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of fastened
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  • In the absence of stronger signals, the model had latched onto it.
    — Lauren Livak Gilbert, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, perhaps the EU’s leading right-wing immigration restrictionist, latched onto the Ceuta episode.
    — Kelsey Norman, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of latched
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  • In an interview with Fortune, Kopp described the company’s mission as freeing CFOs from the drudgery that keeps them chained to spreadsheets long after everyone else has logged off.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Wolverine finally makes his way to Essex, who’s been chained up by Trask.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of chained
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“Stoppered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoppered. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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