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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
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 June 2026
For the best results, use its gummies to help stall the process from within; apply its serum daily to repair damaged follicles; and schedule professional sessions for its Xvie XO Concentrate, a peptide- and exosome-rich treatment designed to reactivate dormant follicles.
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Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Two years after opening a tiny stall at the Blossom Market Hall in San Gabriel, Baking With Ish has doubled in size and is now offering breakfast.
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Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Verb
Though editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis (a Yorgos Lanthimos regular) cuts the film with brisk concision, there’s also a welcome temporal elasticity here — the sense that life can change in the blink of an eye, but also stall for undefined passages.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 June 2026
For the best results, use its gummies to help stall the process from within; apply its serum daily to repair damaged follicles; and schedule professional sessions for its Xvie XO Concentrate, a peptide- and exosome-rich treatment designed to reactivate dormant follicles.
—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
Noun
When her bracelet slips under a stall, Billie unknowingly uses magic to pull it back.
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Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Two years after opening a tiny stall at the Blossom Market Hall in San Gabriel, Baking With Ish has doubled in size and is now offering breakfast.
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Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stall
Verb
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Chisholm scored on Jose Caballero's RBI groundout in the fourth inning before hitting a two-run homer in the sixth as New York ended a three-game losing streak and stopped Detroit's four-game winning streak.
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Disneyland officials said a cast member immediately stopped the ride.
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Last year, around 13,000 of a population of 17,000 elephant seal pups died there in just a few months after being exposed.
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Daveigh, best known for playing Samara Morgan in The Ring and voicing Lilo in Lilo & Stitch, died at 35, PEOPLE confirmed on Wednesday, June 17.
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Celebrating Black culture, art Diagonal from Smith’s booth, another vendor set up loudspeakers playing R&B music.
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Hartfield faced each new challenge with dedication and humor, from using a bathroom as an audio booth while traveling with Political Reporter Shaun Boyd to a Democratic convention, or conducting an undercover investigative series on massage parlors.
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Follow evacuation instructions without delay.
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But with just a 60-day window to finalize a deal, any delay leaves less time to negotiate peace.
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Allowed Trump to turn back asylum-seekers at the southern border and to immediately halt temporary protection from deportation for Syrians and Haitians.
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Riff questioned Hochman on Thursday about what legal grounds a judge had to halt a payout that the five county supervisors wanted to move forward despite the fraud allegations that first came to light in October.
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Yeah, right after a guy crashes through the roof is the perfect time to step out for a cigarette.
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That meant fewer shots on target and a lot more fouls with players crashing on the pitch repeatedly.
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In the press box, members of the Ecuadorian media cheered.
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The knit fabric naturally flexes with your feet while square toe boxes offer plenty of room to wiggle your toes.
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Another shot from outside the penalty box, from Christian Volpotto, required Gill to punch it away just prior to the first half’s stoppage time.
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Kaan Ayhan’s stoppage-time goal ended the Americans’ unbeaten start after early goals from Auston Trusty and Sebastian Berhalter.
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“Stall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stall. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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