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stopper

[stop-er] / ˈstɒp ər /
NOUN
plug
Synonyms
STRONG
bung cork fill lid stopple wad

Example Sentences

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Drivers have long wanted to put a permanent stopper on stop-start.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Yet Hall is far from a mere stopper.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The Belgian stopper made an excellent save a few minutes later, after Budimir tried to nod home Ruben Garcia's cross under pressure from Alvaro Carreras.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Rashford's dangerous free-kick was tipped onto the bar by Mallorca stopper Leo Roman, and Yamal missed from point-blank range as Jules Kounde sent the rebound into his path.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

Removing the stopper, he is confused, for at first the scent and the sensation do not change.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Vocabulary lists containing stopper

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