stoplight
noun
stop·light
ˈstäp-ˌlīt 
1
: a light on the rear of a motor vehicle that is illuminated when the driver presses the brake pedal
2
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While commuting home from work one evening in 2016, a homeless woman weaved through cars at a Pompano Beach stoplight to ask for change, her pants stained with blood due to her period.
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Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Then the stoplights went out, and people just raced through intersections, paying no mind to the young women with armfuls of snacks.
—José María León Cabrera, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Now, drivers getting onto I-84 from Franklin, or vice versa, hit stoplights.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 28 Apr. 2025
Footage shared by the police department showed Thagard surrendering to law enforcement when cops came up behind her car at a stoplight.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 5 May 2025
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Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Then the stoplights went out, and people just raced through intersections, paying no mind to the young women with armfuls of snacks.
—José María León Cabrera, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Now, drivers getting onto I-84 from Franklin, or vice versa, hit stoplights.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 28 Apr. 2025
Footage shared by the police department showed Thagard surrendering to law enforcement when cops came up behind her car at a stoplight.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 5 May 2025
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“Stoplight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoplight. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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stoplight
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stop·light
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