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
  • Greaves played his part well in a 62-ball knock while dealing with stoppages for bad light.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Boston Dynamics has also redesigned its exterior panels to withstand falling boxes and repositioned the emergency stop button to reduce accidental safety stoppages.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of stoppages
Noun
  • The last fiscal year has seen three government shutdowns, the longest of which lasted for 76 days.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026
  • For existing light water reactors, LEU+ means plants can run much longer between refueling shutdowns, cutting maintenance costs and keeping reliable zero-carbon electricity flowing to the grid with fewer interruptions.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of shutdowns
Noun
  • New materials, colors and finishes, including a California-specific fabric and color scheme, further distinguish the camper van's interior look and feel from the rest of the Volkswagen van lineup.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Save for an anomalous multi-core Cinebench result and some finishes within the margin of error, the PROLED XDR MacBook Pro eclipsed the outgoing 16-inch model at every opportunity, with the same chip.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 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
  • Ukrainian officials have described the operation in Oleshky as one of the most significant pauses in fighting since Russia launched its full-scale invasion more than four and a half years ago.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Roberto Sosa often took long pauses while recounting the incident and paused to wipe his eyes.
    — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 28 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
  • Obviously there’s been some lapses … So the defense is there minus some spurts.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Since antiquity, people have known that old age can bring lapses of memory and judgment.
    — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of lapses
Noun
  • One year later, the company was hit with multiple lawsuits from both passengers and employees, alleging contract terminations, breach of contract and unpaid overtime, NBC News reports, citing court records.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But employers cannot use AI to hide behind discriminatory terminations.
    — David Sanford, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of terminations
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