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verb (2)

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of halt
Verb
Even prior to this reprieve, Temu appeared to halt shipments from China and tap into exisiting U.S. inventory. Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025 And at least 115 federal fair housing cases have been halted or closed entirely since Trump took office, with hundreds more cases in jeopardy, HUD officials estimate. Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 15 May 2025
Noun
Trade between the two countries had ground to a virtual halt, which carried implications for the rest of the world: The U.S. and Chinese economies account for nearly 45% of world GDP. Nick Sargen, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 But because of policies that would put a halt on their creation, up to 150 of these accessible medicines could cease to be developed altogether. Julio Fuentes, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2025
Adjective
Minor posted its biggest quarterly loss in the three months ended June and has cut thousands of jobs to stay afloat after the pandemic ground to a halt global travel and tourism. Natnicha Chuwiruch, Bloomberg.com, 9 Oct. 2020 In addition to full-time jobs for recent graduates, many spring and summer internships came to a halt mid-program or were canceled before the summer began due to the pandemic. Kaitlin Edquist, chicagotribune.com, 4 Aug. 2020 See All Example Sentences for halt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halt
Noun
  • The tariff dispute brought nearly $600 billion in two-way trade to a standstill, disrupting supply chains, sparking fears of stagflation and triggering some layoffs.
    Emma Farge, USA Today, 12 May 2025
  • While lawsuits in the US largely came to a standstill, cases in the European Union progressed well for Epic, with the publisher successfully arguing that third-party app stores should be allowed to exist on iOS, something that has since been allowed in the EU.
    Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • Indeed, in recent weeks, the administration appears to have abandoned efforts to hash out a cessation of hostilities altogether and instead pivoted to a discussion of the terms of a final settlement.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2025
  • Putin wanted this mini cessation of fighting as cover for his big Victory Day celebration tomorrow in Moscow, honoring the 80th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe (nothing ruins a party like a swarm of suicide drones).
    Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • Caring for a paralyzed dog has not been without its challenges.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 12 May 2025
  • But some economists doubt that resilience will persist, with employers feeling paralyzed by Trump’s confusing on-again off-again tariff blitz.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Explore Rihanna See latest videos, charts and news This week, Rihanna unveils a summer Smurf jam, Morgan Wallen pulls back the curtain and Jin continues his solo momentum.
    Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 16 May 2025
  • Creators have found dozens of ways to repurpose empty jam and jelly jars, affectionately referring to their collection of glass vessels as a jam jar army.
    Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • The Cheers finale carves out happy endings for several of its cast members.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 21 May 2025
  • My ending was harmonizing the situation of the movie, that the family is coming together at the end, and Laura is part of the family and wants to go back to the family.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • As holidays go, however, Flag Day can feel a bit lame.
    Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021
  • My 11-year-old loved watching the pups roll balls and play a giant floor piano, but for non-dog owners (guilty as charged), parts of the series—like dressing dogs in little hats and outfits for a Parisian fashion show—feel lame.
    Tim Neville, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020
Noun
  • For decades, the idea of big-league baseball in Orlando felt like nothing more than a mirage; especially in the shadow of the Tampa Bay Rays and the persistent deadlock surrounding a permanent stadium deal in the Bay area.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025
  • But the cluster model offers a way to break persistent deadlocks on other, more controversial areas of policy, such as defense or climate action, by allowing groups of like-minded European states to cooperate more deeply without the constraint of needing EU-wide unanimity.
    Sophia Besch, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • In the end, all but one Republican voted the bill out of committee—Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, who skipped the vote—ending the committee’s debate that began more than 22 hours ago.
    Nik Popli, Time, 22 May 2025
  • Musk also confirmed the company will have robotaxis in Austin by the end of June.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 May 2025

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“Halt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halt. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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