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as in to stop
to bring (something) to a standstill
endless complaints stalled the process of selecting the winning design for the memorial
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as in to die
to stop functioning
the engine stalls sometimes when it's very cold outside
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as in delay
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Recent Examples of stall
Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
But as the day dragged on, action stalled out.
—Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
The new project will still retain the 335-stall parking garage and have additional surface parking of four spaces, two of which are Americans with Disabilities Act accessible.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
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Verb
The Cowboys had significant contract talks with Aubrey before the start of the 2025 season but things stalled.
—Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
But as the day dragged on, action stalled out.
—Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
Dawn Allenby presented Richard St Ives with an oil-painting of a bull in a tortoiseshell frame which had caught her eye at the back of a butcher’s stall in St John’s Market.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
The new project will still retain the 335-stall parking garage and have additional surface parking of four spaces, two of which are Americans with Disabilities Act accessible.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stall
Verb
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Asking the engineers to stop designing a firing squad chamber for the state of Idaho to execute death-row prisoners.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Yankees went a perfect 5-for-5 with ABS challenges in Monday’s 2-1 walk-off loss to the Mariners, but that didn’t stop Boone and company from barking at home plate umpire Mike Estabrook.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The investigation is ongoing and the identities of the people who died have not been released.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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One infant receiving the Mead Johnson product died — from sepsis, the article said.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Saturday Morning Cards booth spilled out into the aisles as cofounder Daniel Nguyen stood on a chair to conduct a raffle for limited-edition pop culture trading cards.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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Furthermore, the global energy supply chain is rapidly degrading into a toll booth regime at the Strait of Hormuz, transforming historically open transit routes into hostile zones where safe passage demands political concessions or massive risk premiums.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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This time, however, travelers are already facing long lines and delays due to the ongoing partial government shutdown, which has left thousands of TSA workers without pay.—
De'Anthony Taylor,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2026
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If there had been even a 30-second delay, Wilson might be alive, Pastor Ronald Blackwood told Wilson’s family and friends last Saturday at his funeral service at the Star of David Funeral Chapel in North Lauderdale.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Residents are asking a judge to halt the project and have taken the city to court as, through the Advisory Council for Legal and Ethical Oversight, a group made up of West Natomas residents.—
Madisen Keavy,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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His mission — to halt his body’s natural response to time and gravity — includes numerous hours in the gym, intermittent fasting, red light therapy and swallowing over 100 supplements each day.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Witnesses saw the aircraft flying low, then take a steep right turn before crashing into the building about six miles south of the airport in Lantana, according to the report.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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Its intelligence is unclear — did the spaceship that crashes in Antarctica at the beginning of the film belong to the Thing, or its unfortunate host?—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This set, which includes a quilt and matching shams, features a box-stitch pattern that prevents fill from bunching.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Kane County Health Department has partnered with community organizations to install publicly accessible naloxone dispensing boxes, making the life-saving medication easier to obtain quickly and discreetly.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Then, in first-half stoppage time, Brazil pounced on the counterattack after a Croatia corner kick bounced to the feet of Matheus Cunha.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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The strike is most certainly a factor in that data, given that the work stoppage continued into the start of the fall season and upended production schedules left and right.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Stall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stall. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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