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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
Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Since then, talks between the Cuban regime and the United States appear stalled, although there was a meeting of senior military officials from both countries near Guantánamo Naval Base on Friday.
—Sarah Moreno
june 4, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Sam Peters, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
The quality emerging from this food stall inside Edgewater Public Market doesn’t match its humble name or decor.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
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Verb
Negotiations eventually stalled, and Searles-Harris refused to release more hostages, Blakemore said.
—Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Since then, talks between the Cuban regime and the United States appear stalled, although there was a meeting of senior military officials from both countries near Guantánamo Naval Base on Friday.
—Sarah Moreno
june 4, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Noun
Zaeem Jafri won the Food category with his image of steaming dumplings and hungry customers at a food stall in Seoul.
—Sam Peters, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
The quality emerging from this food stall inside Edgewater Public Market doesn’t match its humble name or decor.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stall
Verb
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By targeting Israel in response to attacks in Lebanon, Tehran appeared to be signaling that its red lines no longer stop at its own borders – and that its leaders are ready to take greater risks.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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Bussi got the nod after stopping 18 of 19 shots in relief of Andersen in Game 3 in the third period and two overtimes.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Australia's only other fatal shark attack this year occurred in January, when a 12-year-old boy died in a hospital days after he was mauled by a bull shark in Sydney Harbor.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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In January, a 12-year-old also died a week after he was attacked by a shark in Sydney Harbor.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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Organizing plants at her outdoor booth was Vashti Kern of Bird’s Botanicals.—
Kendrick Calfee
June 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2026
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Jasmine’s Apothecary booth will have a Juneteenth celebration with free bottles of Mimi’s Mossade while supplies last.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2026
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Caguas Mayor William Miranda Torres said that a bottleneck of pending projects is driving up costs, which in turn causes more delays.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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That gap is where signal blindness, misalignment, bottlenecks, execution delays and weak learning loops quietly convert external change into our fragilities.—
Christopher Washington,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Strong storms delayed or halted flights at airports in some cities, including Chicago, Philadelphia and Newark, New Jersey.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Strong storms delayed or halted flights at airports in some cities, including Chicago, Philadelphia and Newark, New Jersey.—
Hallie Golden,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Officials say at Alexander Avenue and Route 347 in Saint James, Smith sped through a red light, traveling about 70 mph, and crashed into Espinosa's car.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Video of the crash shared with the Statesman showed the airplanes colliding, spinning together and crashing to the ground in a fiery explosion.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
11 June 2026
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Super Bowl winners have his rings, too — the Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles and the Seattle Seahawks, whose players opened their ornate jewelry boxes at a private team party Thursday night to find the prize every NFL player covets.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Wraps cost $5 a la carte or $10 in a box with a side and a drink, according to a news release from the Irvine chain.—
Fielding Buck,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
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At the end of each half, however, there will be added time to make up for stoppages in play — such as when a player is injured, or there is a lengthy replay review — when the clock keeps running.—
Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The report found that Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) staff attorneys, who are not part of the work stoppage, work the lowest number of cases of any statewide public defender system with comparable data, which includes Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Vermont.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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“Stall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stall. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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