immobilities

noun

plural of immobility
as in discontinuances

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immobilities
  1. stoppages
  2. shutdowns
  3. finishes
  4. endings
  5. pauses
  6. cessations
  7. lapses
  8. terminations
Noun
  • Look at the work stoppages from the [Hollywood labor strikes] three years ago.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • There is already a feeling among many supporters that the time spent poring over marginal decisions — all those interminable stoppages for calls that are going to cause dissatisfaction, whatever the outcome — is far too much.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of stoppages
Noun
  • Because the core carries more energy, power plants can stretch the intervals between mandatory refueling shutdowns.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Much of the recent alarm stems from AI labs’ own stress tests—and their, at times, tardy or less-than-fulsome disclosures—in which frontier models are pushed to deceive, break rules, or resist shutdowns.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of shutdowns
Noun
  • Its rationalist pedigree can also be perceived in the careful selection of materials and finishes, with an abundance of Italian marble and granite, a common theme of the design which reflects the aesthetics of the façade.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Rather, the one-year-old laundry in London’s Docklands is reimagining small units of product with new washes and finishes.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of finishes
Noun
  • The main reason the Giants have a chance to win every week, though, despite all their injuries and heart-stopping endings, is that Jameis Winston is playing well as their starting quarterback.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Dramatic — and sometimes controversial — endings were the story of a wild college football Saturday, with late-game calls deciding some outcomes and potentially having an effect on how the College Football Playoff shapes up a couple months from now.
    — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of endings
Noun
  • The rapper blazed through an eight-song set in 18 minutes, taking only brief pauses to shout out her backing musicians and, at one point, remark on the lack of Maryland crab cakes in her rider.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Nicole Durkin pauses while talking about her son Michael, 16, at her home in Valparaiso, Indiana, Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
    — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of pauses
Noun
  • Temporary cessations of hostility, but no permanent closing of the moral and social divide between debtor and creditor, and no giving up on the thought that some lives matter more than others.
    — Henry Freedland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Definition of cessations
Noun
  • The audit’s conclusions echo several findings of an investigation this year by The Denver Gazette and ProPublica into the Marijuana Enforcement Division’s lapses in policing contaminants entering the legal marketplace.
    — Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Other women rely on cold water, fans, calendar reminders, or breaking projects into smaller tasks to compensate for lapses in concentration.
    — Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of lapses
Noun
  • But employers cannot use AI to hide behind discriminatory terminations.
    — David Sanford, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The complaint adds to the growing list of legal challenges to the mass terminations under FBI Director Kash Patel of agents who participated in investigations of the Republican president or are seen as opposed to Trump administration interests.
    — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of terminations
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