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verb

Definition of stallnext
1
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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2
as in to die
to stop functioning the engine stalls sometimes when it's very cold outside

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stall

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noun

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as in booth

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as in delay

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Recent Examples of stall
Verb
At one point, the bidding locked in a tense back and forth and momentarily stalled just above $200 million. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 Pressure on Drake Maye could stall New England’s drives, while the Raiders may struggle to generate consistent production on the ground. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
Lon Cheng, a Cambodian vendor who has lived in Thailand for over 20 years, cheerfully called to customers and danced along with the music behind his vegetable stall. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 This is the single biggest divider between businesses that scale and those that stall. — Sabine Leveiller, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stall
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stall
  1. stop
  2. die
  3. booth
  4. delay
  5. halt
  6. crash
  7. box
  8. stoppage
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  • The city’s public works team and its Parks, Recreation and Marine bureau were working to secure it, putting up sandbags and rebuilding the berm to stop water intrusion.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Kodiak says its autonomous system is designed to identify emergency vehicles, stopped vehicles, lane closures and accident scenes.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of stop
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  • Composer Ghulam Mohammed died in 1968 after writing the songs, leaving Naushad to complete the background score.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Ryder’s Law was reintroduced this year after another carriage horse collapsed and died in Central Park, and in a separate incident, tourist Romanch Mahajan, 18, died after falling off a carriage after the operator lost control.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of die
Noun
  • At a college fair featuring hundreds of schools, Roland, who lingered for about three hours, didn’t see anyone approach the Cornell booth.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Tate bought the 1992 piece Barge from a booth by Galería Elvira Moreno and Alonso Garcés Galería at Frieze Masters, a sister fair that is generally devoted to historical art.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of booth
Noun
  • The combined sewage-overflow tanks that are supposed to divert sewage from running into the canal won’t be complete until 2029 — a seven-year delay that might require parts of the canal to be re-dredged again to remove the contamination.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Additional concerns include technological obsolescence, refinancing risk, construction delays, and the need for continuing capital expenditure.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of delay
Verb
  • Upon taking office, the Biden administration stopped turning away unaccompanied child migrants, attempted to halt Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportations for 100 days, and suspended border wall construction.
    — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Heavy sediment plumes might wipe out host bacteria, halting essential nutrient cycles that sustain the broader ocean.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of halt
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  • At most, the emissions of plasma crashing into our atmosphere might paint the sky in pretty shades of green or pink.
    — Mike McRae October 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Physical tabletop models helped the crew determine how a vehicle should crash through a building when there was no time for elaborate previws.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of crash
Noun
  • Three live cockroaches were on boxes of to-go bags behind the counter.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In the back, tanks bubbled with live lobsters while crawfish squirmed in boxes nearby.
    — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of box
Noun
  • Toronto was on a three-game losing streak of its own, snapping it on Saturday with a 2-1 victory over CF Montreal, thanks to two second-half stoppage-time goals.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Lily Yohannes nearly scored for the United States in stoppage time, but Misa Rodríguez made a diving save.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of stoppage

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“Stall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stall. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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