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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
Clarissa Wei, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
In short, the revitalization that the Coney would ostensibly un-stall has, in fact, already begun to un-stall itself.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 24 Sep. 2025
Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Businesses in the apparel, home goods, and electronics sectors could suffer this holiday season due to stalling consumer demand and economic anxieties.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Each course is dispatched from a different stall downstairs.
—Clarissa Wei, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
In short, the revitalization that the Coney would ostensibly un-stall has, in fact, already begun to un-stall itself.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
At the front of the room was Marin, then thirty, training her icy blue eyes on each person trying to stall.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Businesses in the apparel, home goods, and electronics sectors could suffer this holiday season due to stalling consumer demand and economic anxieties.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stall
Verb
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But her six-figure salary didn’t stop her from using the Foundation as her personal piggy bank, records show.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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Witkoff, Rubio, and Kushner then streamlined the proposal to a two-phase structure—first, a ceasefire and exchange of hostages and prisoners to stop the fighting; second, a framework for Gaza's future, including disarmament and a technocratic transitional government.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Coulson, a Miami lawyer, died unexpectedly last month.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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Which is interesting, given that Lillard died in the first film.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
11 Oct. 2025
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Tucked into a booth in the dining room, Fiona Prine and Carter recount the creation of Prine’s 1995 Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings album, which was recently reissued as a 30th anniversary edition via Prine’s Oh Boy Records label.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Italian manufacturer anchored their West booth with the new debut.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Package cannot clear due to customs delay or missing info.—
Kayla Steinberg,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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Laurene Allen, an environmental advocate who lives in Merrimack, New Hampshire, where PFNA was one of several forever chemicals discovered in drinking water in 2016, was awaiting the report and is frustrated and enraged by its delay.—
Sharon Lerner,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The closure has halted routine government operations, shuttered Smithsonian museums and other landmark cultural institutions and left airports scrambling with flight disruptions, all injecting more uncertainty into an already precarious economy.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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This condition is primarily caused by genetic defects that severely disrupt or halt the complex process of sperm production, known as spermatogenesis.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Their flight lasted less than a minute before crashing roughly a quarter-mile from the hospital’s helicopter pad.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Minott crashed the glass and dished a couple of fast-break assists.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What this means for Apple’s other Apple TV, the company’s physical streaming box, which connects to a television to provide access to streaming apps and services.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
13 Oct. 2025
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The team also installed tissue box-size recorders across southern Indiana to capture about 100,000 bird vocalizations before, during and after totality, or the moments when the moon entirely blocked the light of the sun.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Mitrovic may be unhappy with the way his defenders allowed that goal despite having good numbers in the box, but his team responded well and were able to go in level at the break thanks to a Cole Campbell penalty in stoppage time at the end of the half.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The work stoppage is the second over the past year, with union walking off the job for four weeks during the 2024 holiday season.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Stall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stall. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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