immobility

noun

Definition of immobilitynext
as in cessation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immobility
  1. cessation
  2. inertia
  3. stoppage
  4. discontinuance
  5. shutdown
  6. termination
  7. pause
  8. expiration
Noun
  • Before raising premiums for tobacco use, employers must offer people an opportunity to quit smoking through counseling, nicotine-replacement gum or patch or other smoking cessation treatments.
    Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Some of these effects are reversed by smoking cessation.
    Katia Hetter, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of cessation
Noun
  • However, as the technology advances, significant challenges remain, from adversarial AI to the cultural inertia of legacy systems.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Try to speed up before and use that inertia to carry you up.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of inertia
Noun
  • The work stoppage has spurred social media complaints of long lines, closures and delays from patrons on costly ski trips.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
  • When Tottenham were denied a throw-in during stoppage time, Maddison, Reguilon and Son all surrounded the referee in protest.
    Jay Harris, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of stoppage
Noun
  • Big Think shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Services.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 June 2020
  • Their demands were modest, ranging from higher pay and insurance to the discontinuance of company stores.
    Jack Werner / Made by History, TIME, 18 June 2024
Definition of discontinuance
Noun
  • Trump previously called on Republicans to act on the nation’s debt ceiling as part of a bipartisan deal that averted a government shutdown in December.
    Aris Folley, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
  • In the final hours of the 2024 congressional session, lawmakers voted on a number of high-profile bills, including expanding Social Security and funding the government to avert a looming shutdown.
    Erin Spencer Sairam, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of shutdown
Noun
  • Jeffco Public Schools did not immediately respond to a request for information about Weiss’s termination.
    Kristina Watrobski, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Editor’s picks The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time The document contains screenshots of text messages between Abel and Nathan that are said to have been obtained through a sweep of the publicist’s company phone following her termination from Jonesworks.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of termination
Noun
  • Billionaires Bill Ackman and Len Blavatnik joined in on the call for her resignation, with Blavatnik putting a pause on his donations to the school.
    Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Midweek Breaks: Holidays like New Year's Day, Juneteenth, and Veterans Day offer midweek pauses, which can be used for shorter getaways or personal downtime.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of pause
Noun
  • Along with the contract expiration, Walmart is no longer an investor in DroneUp, according to a report from Axios.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2025
  • These usually involve an ETF that: 1) goes long the reference stock, and 2) sells a call or put option against it, normally with a one-month expiration.
    Bob Pisani, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of expiration
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